MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Waterborne Contaminants at 15 Core Stream Sites
Michelle A Nott
Michelle Nott (formerly Lutz) is a Physical Scientist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
She started at the Center in 2001, and has worked on various projects since then. For several years she worked intensively with the NAWQA Mercury Topical Team, investigating biogeochemical cycling of mercury through geographically diverse ecosystems. Her emphasis was on streambed sediment and consideration of the distribution and prevalence of various bed sediment characteristics on interpretation of analytical results. Following the completion of this project, she turned her attention to more local studies. Her recent work has focused on investigations in urban streams with chronically depressed dissolved oxygen levels, as well as investigations of biofilm communities growing in streams receiving airport deicer runoff. In addition to these more focused studies, she also provides field, GIS, and database support to other local and regional projects.
Education and Certifications
B.S. in Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
Science and Products
Integrated Ecosystems Studies Team
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Watercourse Corridor Study
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
Evaluating chloride trends due to road-salt use and its impacts on water quality and aquatic organisms
Environmental factors and risk estimation for waterborne pathogens at three Great Lakes beaches
Great Lakes tributary pharmaceutical water samples from water year 2018
Aquatic community and environmental data for 14 rivers and streams in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, 2004-13
Data and regression models describing biofilms and water quality in streams surrounding Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2009-2014)
Estimating the presence of paved surface parking lots in the conterminous U.S. from land use coefficients for 1974, 1982, 1992, 2002, and 2012
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Contaminants Gallery Pounding rebar stake into river bottom](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PoundingRebarPassiveSampler.png?itok=zHDr8WAR)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Waterborne Contaminants at 15 Core Stream Sites
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2b. Targeted Restoration Evaluation at Underwood Gallery Rainbow trout in net](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/RainbowTroutinNet.jpg?itok=Iim7BmKj)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2b. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts: Targeted Study in the Underwood Creek Watershed
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2b. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts: Targeted Study in the Underwood Creek Watershed
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2a. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2a. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments Gallery Algal sampling and removal of subsample](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/1A-1%20Algal%20sampling%20removal%20of%20subsample.jpg?itok=eE2og2uR)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations Gallery Two scientists collect a sediment core from the Root River at Grange Avenue in Greenfield, Wisconsin](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/SedimentCoreRootRiver.jpg?itok=lAaScu9x)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3b. PAHs in Sediments Gallery Sediment core from Kinnickinnic River](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/3A-3.%20Sediment%20core_KK%20river.jpg?itok=Ze89KeIh)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3b. Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Trends and Estimation of Source Contributions in Stream Sediments
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3b. Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Trends and Estimation of Source Contributions in Stream Sediments
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3c. Characterization of Microplastic Sources in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3c. Characterization of Microplastic Sources in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3d. Basin-Wide Microbial Investigations and Sewage Loading to the Estuary
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3d. Basin-Wide Microbial Investigations and Sewage Loading to the Estuary
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Water-Quality Trends Gallery A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/3E-1_Storm%20drain.jpg?itok=rpxUKcr0)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow Gallery Crest stage streamgage next to shallow creek with green foliage surrounding](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/CrestStageGage.jpg?itok=frg4FNgk)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
![Time lapse video of salmon swimming up a shallow creek](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/SalmonSpawningUnderwoodCreek.gif?itok=M3HSogil)
Time lapse video of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken on October 22, 2022, at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/).
Time lapse video of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken on October 22, 2022, at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/).
Time lapse video (10x speed) of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on October 22, 2022.
Site 04087088 Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Time lapse video (10x speed) of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on October 22, 2022.
Site 04087088 Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
![View of submerged passive sampler in creek from above water](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PassiveSamplerAboveWater.png?itok=SikBI6l0)
View of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linkView of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/040869415/
View of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linkView of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/040869415/
![Underwater passive sampler attached to rebar stake in cloudy green water](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PassiveSamplerUnderwater.png?itok=jrerHclk)
Deployed passive sampler under water at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Deployed passive sampler under water at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
![Pounding rebar stake into river bottom](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PoundingRebarPassiveSampler.png?itok=zHDr8WAR)
Installing rebar stake to be used as an anchor for passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
linkInstalling a rebar stake into river bottom by pounding in from above to be used as an anchor for the passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087030/
Installing rebar stake to be used as an anchor for passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
linkInstalling a rebar stake into river bottom by pounding in from above to be used as an anchor for the passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087030/
![Scientist measuring stream velocity in middle of river](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/StreamVelocityAtPassiveSampler.png?itok=kzRmwcmb)
Measuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin
linkMeasuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04086500/
Measuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin
linkMeasuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04086500/
![Scientist installing underwater passive sampler attaching to stake by zip ties](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/AttachingPassiveSampler.png?itok=cg5SdlBg)
Scientist attaching underwater passive sampler to a rebar stake using zip ties at Jewel Creek at Muskego, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05544371/
Scientist attaching underwater passive sampler to a rebar stake using zip ties at Jewel Creek at Muskego, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05544371/
![A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/2022%2007%2017-2.jpg?itok=cYVxYSdi)
A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer.
A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer.
![The Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, WI.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/2022%2007%2017-3.jpg?itok=fXzEj3Ke)
View of the Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in summer.
View of the Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in summer.
![Streamgage house in front of river with green foliage](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/gagehouseandstream.jpg?itok=JrMKz9tX)
Menomonee River and streamgage house (in foreground) near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
Menomonee River and streamgage house (in foreground) near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
![View of downtown Milwaukee, WI, taken from the Discovery World museum.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/DowntownMKE.jpg?itok=7PdtDQqd)
View of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, taken from the Discovery World museum during a summer morning.
View of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, taken from the Discovery World museum during a summer morning.
Potential hazards of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Great Lakes tributaries using water column and porewater passive samplers and sediment wquilibrium partitioning
Pesticide prioritization by potential biological effects in tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Prioritizing pesticides of potential concern and identifying potential mixture effects in Great Lakes tributaries using passive samplers
Prioritizing pharmaceutical contaminants in Great Lakes tributaries using risk-based screening techniques
Risk-based prioritization of organic chemicals and locations of ecological concern in sediment from Great Lakes tributaries
Physical and chemical stressors on algal, invertebrate, and fish communities in 14 Milwaukee area streams, 2004–2013
Primary sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to streambed sediment in Great Lakes tributaries using multiple lines of evidence
Ecological status of aquatic communities in selected streams in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area of Wisconsin, 2004–13
Response to comment on “Primary sources and toxicity of PAHs in Milwaukee-area streambed sediments”—The authors' reply
Hydrologic, land cover, and seasonal patterns of waterborne pathogens in Great Lakes tributaries
Primary sources and toxicity of PAHs in Milwaukee-area streambed sediment
Mercury and methylmercury in aquatic sediment across western North America
Science and Products
Integrated Ecosystems Studies Team
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Watercourse Corridor Study
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
Evaluating chloride trends due to road-salt use and its impacts on water quality and aquatic organisms
Environmental factors and risk estimation for waterborne pathogens at three Great Lakes beaches
Great Lakes tributary pharmaceutical water samples from water year 2018
Aquatic community and environmental data for 14 rivers and streams in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, 2004-13
Data and regression models describing biofilms and water quality in streams surrounding Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2009-2014)
Estimating the presence of paved surface parking lots in the conterminous U.S. from land use coefficients for 1974, 1982, 1992, 2002, and 2012
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Contaminants Gallery Pounding rebar stake into river bottom](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PoundingRebarPassiveSampler.png?itok=zHDr8WAR)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Waterborne Contaminants at 15 Core Stream Sites
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Waterborne Contaminants at 15 Core Stream Sites
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2b. Targeted Restoration Evaluation at Underwood Gallery Rainbow trout in net](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/RainbowTroutinNet.jpg?itok=Iim7BmKj)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2b. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts: Targeted Study in the Underwood Creek Watershed
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2b. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts: Targeted Study in the Underwood Creek Watershed
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2a. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 2a. Evaluating the Efficacy of Fish Passage Restoration Efforts
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments Gallery Algal sampling and removal of subsample](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/1A-1%20Algal%20sampling%20removal%20of%20subsample.jpg?itok=eE2og2uR)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations Gallery Two scientists collect a sediment core from the Root River at Grange Avenue in Greenfield, Wisconsin](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/SedimentCoreRootRiver.jpg?itok=lAaScu9x)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3b. PAHs in Sediments Gallery Sediment core from Kinnickinnic River](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/3A-3.%20Sediment%20core_KK%20river.jpg?itok=Ze89KeIh)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3b. Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Trends and Estimation of Source Contributions in Stream Sediments
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3b. Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Trends and Estimation of Source Contributions in Stream Sediments
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3c. Characterization of Microplastic Sources in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3c. Characterization of Microplastic Sources in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3d. Basin-Wide Microbial Investigations and Sewage Loading to the Estuary
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3d. Basin-Wide Microbial Investigations and Sewage Loading to the Estuary
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Water-Quality Trends Gallery A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/3E-1_Storm%20drain.jpg?itok=rpxUKcr0)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
![MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow Gallery Crest stage streamgage next to shallow creek with green foliage surrounding](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/CrestStageGage.jpg?itok=frg4FNgk)
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
![Time lapse video of salmon swimming up a shallow creek](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/SalmonSpawningUnderwoodCreek.gif?itok=M3HSogil)
Time lapse video of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken on October 22, 2022, at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/).
Time lapse video of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken on October 22, 2022, at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/).
Time lapse video (10x speed) of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on October 22, 2022.
Site 04087088 Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Time lapse video (10x speed) of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn, taken at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on October 22, 2022.
Site 04087088 Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
![View of submerged passive sampler in creek from above water](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PassiveSamplerAboveWater.png?itok=SikBI6l0)
View of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linkView of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/040869415/
View of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linkView of submerged passive sampler from above water deployed at Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/040869415/
![Underwater passive sampler attached to rebar stake in cloudy green water](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PassiveSamplerUnderwater.png?itok=jrerHclk)
Deployed passive sampler under water at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Deployed passive sampler under water at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
![Pounding rebar stake into river bottom](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/PoundingRebarPassiveSampler.png?itok=zHDr8WAR)
Installing rebar stake to be used as an anchor for passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
linkInstalling a rebar stake into river bottom by pounding in from above to be used as an anchor for the passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087030/
Installing rebar stake to be used as an anchor for passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
linkInstalling a rebar stake into river bottom by pounding in from above to be used as an anchor for the passive samplers at Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087030/
![Scientist measuring stream velocity in middle of river](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/StreamVelocityAtPassiveSampler.png?itok=kzRmwcmb)
Measuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin
linkMeasuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04086500/
Measuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin
linkMeasuring the stream velocity at the location of passive sampler deployment at Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04086500/
![Scientist installing underwater passive sampler attaching to stake by zip ties](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/AttachingPassiveSampler.png?itok=cg5SdlBg)
Scientist attaching underwater passive sampler to a rebar stake using zip ties at Jewel Creek at Muskego, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05544371/
Scientist attaching underwater passive sampler to a rebar stake using zip ties at Jewel Creek at Muskego, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05544371/
![A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/2022%2007%2017-2.jpg?itok=cYVxYSdi)
A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer.
A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer.
![The Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, WI.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/2022%2007%2017-3.jpg?itok=fXzEj3Ke)
View of the Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in summer.
View of the Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in summer.
![Streamgage house in front of river with green foliage](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/gagehouseandstream.jpg?itok=JrMKz9tX)
Menomonee River and streamgage house (in foreground) near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
Menomonee River and streamgage house (in foreground) near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
![View of downtown Milwaukee, WI, taken from the Discovery World museum.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/DowntownMKE.jpg?itok=7PdtDQqd)
View of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, taken from the Discovery World museum during a summer morning.
View of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, taken from the Discovery World museum during a summer morning.