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The Upper Midwest Water Science Center collects, analyzes, and distributes data on a variety of water-related issues and resources. Much of our data is publicly available through the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS).

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Environmental and economic classification of words used in news articles about water bottling facilities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2024 Environmental and economic classification of words used in news articles about water bottling facilities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2024

This dataset contains a list of words that occurred at least 100 times from a news media search in LexisNexis, a large news archive database, about water bottling facilities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2024. Each word listed was classified as typically discussed in the context of the environment, the economy, both or neither. The data was used to conduct natural language processing lexicon...

Bacteria Enumerations from Surface Water and Bed Sediment Collected from a Mudflat in Palo Alto, California, 2021-2024 Bacteria Enumerations from Surface Water and Bed Sediment Collected from a Mudflat in Palo Alto, California, 2021-2024

USGS scientists enumerated bacteria, including bacterial pathogens, from surface water and sand/sediment collected at an intertidal site (mudflat) near the outfall the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP). This site has been monitored for metal concentrations and benthic invertebrate community for the last 30 years. Continued efforts to document changes in pollutant...

High spatial resolution sensor-based surface water quality along 540 kilometers of the Illinois Waterway, 2022 and 2023 High spatial resolution sensor-based surface water quality along 540 kilometers of the Illinois Waterway, 2022 and 2023

In support of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) program, water quality data were collected in 2022-2023 in the Illinois River Basin—the third USGS Integrated Water Science (IWS) basin. These data were collected to document spatial heterogeneity in water quality across seasons and hydrologic conditions and to improve predictions of carbon and...

Data from the Study of Stream Corridor Sources of Suspended Sediment and Phosphorus in Plum Creek, Wisconsin, 2016-2018 Data from the Study of Stream Corridor Sources of Suspended Sediment and Phosphorus in Plum Creek, Wisconsin, 2016-2018

Geomorphic assessment and sediment data were collected in 2017 for an integrated sediment fingerprinting and stream corridor-based sediment budget study of Plum Creek, a tributary to the Lower Fox River and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Data were collected for 30 stream reaches and include quantitative and qualitative measurements of channel geometry, bank and gully erosion, soft bed sediment...

Microbial concentrations derived from laboratory experiments with hemodialyzers performed in Marshfield, Wisconsin Microbial concentrations derived from laboratory experiments with hemodialyzers performed in Marshfield, Wisconsin

Laboratory experiments conducted in 2023 by the Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment (LIDE) evaluated recovery of microorganisms by dead-end ultrafiltration using the Nipro Elisio™ hemodialyzer, with comparison to the Asahi Kasei Rexeed™ hemodialyzer. Experiments included 2 bacteria, 4 viruses, and 1 protozoan, including Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella enterica serovar...

Phosphorus, nitrogen, chloride, and suspended-sediment load estimates for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative tributary monitoring network: Water years 2011–2023 Phosphorus, nitrogen, chloride, and suspended-sediment load estimates for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative tributary monitoring network: Water years 2011–2023

Phosphorus, nitrogen, chloride, and suspended-sediment loads, in 24 U.S. tributaries of the Great Lakes, were estimated using U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) monitoring program for the period Oct 2010 through Sept 2023 (USGS water years 2011-23). Specific water-quality constituents include total phosphorus, orthophosphate, particulate...

Mercury Concentrations in Waters, Fish, Plants, and Sediments from Ghana, 2024 Mercury Concentrations in Waters, Fish, Plants, and Sediments from Ghana, 2024

This dataset presents mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentration data in waters (surface river water and community drinking water), biota, plant, and sediments that were collected across eight communities along the Pra and Ankobra Rivers in Western Ghana. Water and sediment samples were collected in October 2024 from eight rivers along the Ankobra and Pra Rivers, two rivers...

Temporal Mercury Concentration and Stable Isotope Assessment of Seston, Waters, Sediment, and Particulates from Lakes Mendota and Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, 2021-2022 Temporal Mercury Concentration and Stable Isotope Assessment of Seston, Waters, Sediment, and Particulates from Lakes Mendota and Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, 2021-2022

This dataset describes mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentration data and Hg and MeHg stable isotope values in plankton, waters, and sediments that were collected from two inland freshwater lakes in Madison, Wisconsin. Plankton and waters were collected monthly from May-October in 2021 and 2022 from Lake Mendota and Lake Monona and sediments were sampled in 2017. Samples were...

Temperature, soil property, and floodplain infiltration data from a restored reach of Underwood Creek, WI, 2018-2021 Temperature, soil property, and floodplain infiltration data from a restored reach of Underwood Creek, WI, 2018-2021

This release contains data collected to study surface-groundwater interactions during flood events in the floodplain of a restored reach of Underwood Creek in Wauwatosa, WI. Continuous floodplain sediment temperature data was collected at 6 sites from May 2018 to October 2021. Temperature data was used in conjunction with soil thermal property measurements and published groundwater...

Core descriptions, survey transects, bathymetry, and velocity data for the Sheboygan River mouth and Wildwood Islands complex, 2011-12 Core descriptions, survey transects, bathymetry, and velocity data for the Sheboygan River mouth and Wildwood Islands complex, 2011-12

The Sheboygan River Area of Concern (AOC) in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, contains the lower 22 kilometers of the Sheboygan River, including the Wildwood Islands complex, and it is the focus of remediation and restoration efforts by federal, state, and local governmental entities. Local hydrogeomorphic data is often used to aid in remediation and restoration project design. This dataset...

Aerial Camera System Boresight Installation in Bangor, Maine Aerial Camera System Boresight Installation in Bangor, Maine

The US Geological Survey's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, in coordination with the US Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Branch of Migratory Bird Surveys, worked to develop, survey, and deploy an advanced aerial photography boresight in the town of Bangor, Maine. The intention of this boresight is to provide an extensive array of high-accuracy ground control points for the...

Data collected from wastewater effluent sampling and on-site fish exposures: trace organic contaminant concentrations, bacteria concentrations, and fish responses - Hutchinson, Minnesota, 2022 Data collected from wastewater effluent sampling and on-site fish exposures: trace organic contaminant concentrations, bacteria concentrations, and fish responses - Hutchinson, Minnesota, 2022

This dataset consists of trace organic contaminant concentrations and bacteria counts in wastewater effluents, and observed responses in fish exposed to effluents. The study was conducted from April to September 2022 at a facility located in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Nine pairs of primary-treated, activated sludge secondary treated, and membrane bioreactor secondary treated wastewater were...
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