Sodus Bay Center Buoy (ESF5)

In-situ buoy in Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan owned by Northwestern Michigan College. It was first deployed in 2006 by University of Michigan's Ocean Engineering Laboratory in partnership with Michigan Sea Grant, Grand Traverse Bay of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Northwestern College Water Studies Institute, the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, and team Elmer's.

Data and resources

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Additional information

Temporal extent2009-08-04 – 2009-10-31
Date (creation)2026-11-04
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseThe data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, GLOS, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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