Tide Gauge Data
The closest tide and water level data for South Bay can be found at the following locations. However, these records are from most recent surveys. Stations with longer water/tide data can be found at stations in San Francisco CA (Station ID 9414290), Alameda CA (Station ID 9414750), San Mateo Bridge West CA (Station ID 9414458), Redwood City, CA (Station ID 9414523).
- NOAA Tide Gauge for Coyote Creek, CA (Station ID 9414575)
- Dumbarton Bridge water level data is available from the U.S. Geological Survey [VLM1]
Vegetation and Biofilm Data
- 2010 vegetation and sediment data for Alviso area
- 2010 – 2011 biofilm imagery for Pond SF2 and Alviso Area
- Updated 2009-2011 Habitat Datasets and GIS files
- 2019 Habitat Datasets
- 2021 Habitat Datasets
Aerial Photos
Bathymetry and LiDAR data
Water Quality
Monitoring Activity
Approvals
- Mercury Monitoring Approval—March 2011
Status Reports
Reports (Water, Sediment, and Biota Monitoring)
Annual Self Monitoring Reports
Alviso/Ravenswood
- 2016 Report
- 2015 Report
- 2014 Report
- 2012 Report
- 2011 Report
- 2010 Report
- 2009 Report
- 2008 Report
- 2007 Report
- 2006 Report
- 2005 Report, revised | 2005 Report, original
- Regional Board letter requesting revisions to 2005 Alviso Self-monitoring Report PDF, May 2006)
- 2004 Report
Eden Landing
- 2014 Report
- 2013 Report
- 2012 Report
- 2011 Report
- 2010 Report
- 2009 Report
- 2008 Report
- 2007 Report
- 2006 Report
- 2005 Report
- 2004 Report
Island Ponds
- Island Ponds Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Year 10 - 2015
(PDF, 2015) - Island Ponds Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Year 4 - 2009
(PDF, 2009) - Island Ponds Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Year 3 - 2008
(PDF, 2008) - Island Ponds Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Year 2 - 2007
(PDF, 2008) - Island Ponds Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Year 1 - 2006
(PDF, 2008)
Other monitoring
- Western Snowy Plover Monitoring, 2009
(PDF, 2009) - Cargill Ponds Waterbird Monitoring, October 2008 - September 2009
(PDF, 2009) - Bird Monitoring for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Data Summary Report (PDF, 2006)
Mercury in sediments at Eden Landing and Alviso ponds, winter 2004-5—progress report (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Analysis of total and methyl mercury as part of continuing monitoring to establish baseline concentrations in the sediments of the ponds comprising the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Results reported herein summarize efforts from winter 2005 and are presented with summaries from previous sampling conducted during late summer-early fall 2003 and 2004.
Inventory of Water Monitoring Activities
- View an inventory of South Bay water monitoring activities complied in 2006 by the US Geological Survey for the Restoration Project
Pond Breaches 2004–2006
- View a table of South Bay pond breach dates complied by the US Geological Survey