This study evaluates the utility of deploying small, portable autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) to collect in-water measurements of interest, such as water depth and water quality, in our state rivers, ponds, and lakes. The Hydrone ASV is evaluated through field work to determine its capability to conduct surveys of small sections of lakes and rivers and create interpolated maps describing the spatial distribution of the water quality parameters. The research also supported a NCDOT project to collect bathymetry data using a single beam echosounder. Additionally, a MATLAB/Simulink model of the Hydrone ASV was developed to predict the mission time required to follow a waypoint mission path in the presence of water currents.