A view of the study area of Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River on a calm day from Eagle Point Park in Clinton, IA.
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A view of the study area of Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River on a calm day from Eagle Point Park in Clinton, IA.
Angus Vaughan (USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, right) and Heidi Broerman (USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center, left) pilot a research vessel down the Kalamazoo River, Michigan toward a reference reach where riverbed substrate will be characterized.
Angus Vaughan (USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, right) and Heidi Broerman (USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center, left) pilot a research vessel down the Kalamazoo River, Michigan toward a reference reach where riverbed substrate will be characterized.
Figure 4. River current velocities captured on the St. Croix River, near Franconia, Minnesota, in May 2021.
Figure 4. River current velocities captured on the St. Croix River, near Franconia, Minnesota, in May 2021.
USGS scientist Andres Fritts holding a telemetered invasive bighead carp on the Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa.
USGS scientist Andres Fritts holding a telemetered invasive bighead carp on the Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa.
Prairie grassland flowers on the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center campus, with USGS silos pictured in the background.
Prairie grassland flowers on the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center campus, with USGS silos pictured in the background.
Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) within lower Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River.
Prevalence of submersed aquatic vegetation, especially wild celery, increased from 1998 to 2008 but has since declined in Pool 13.
Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) within lower Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River.
Prevalence of submersed aquatic vegetation, especially wild celery, increased from 1998 to 2008 but has since declined in Pool 13.
Videos
James Wamboldt (USGS – La Crosse, WI), Kelsie Murchy (University of Victoria - BC Canada), and Doug Blodgett (The Nature Conservancy- Illinois Rivers Office at Emiquon) testing an underwater acoustic deterrent for Asian Carp at the water control structure located at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve, Lewiston, Illinois in 2017.
James Wamboldt (USGS – La Crosse, WI), Kelsie Murchy (University of Victoria - BC Canada), and Doug Blodgett (The Nature Conservancy- Illinois Rivers Office at Emiquon) testing an underwater acoustic deterrent for Asian Carp at the water control structure located at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve, Lewiston, Illinois in 2017.
USGS “supergages” are very complex. Continuous concentrations of nutrients and streamflow are measured at supergages and the information is available to the public in real-time.
USGS “supergages” are very complex. Continuous concentrations of nutrients and streamflow are measured at supergages and the information is available to the public in real-time.
The USGS field tested the use of a portable hand-held kit for the detection of the environmental DNA (eDNA) of Asian carps (bighead carp and silver carp) in water samples as part of on-going invasive species detection research. The goals of the USGS-led research are to develop a method and kit that can be used on-site to detect Asian carp eDNA within one hour.
The USGS field tested the use of a portable hand-held kit for the detection of the environmental DNA (eDNA) of Asian carps (bighead carp and silver carp) in water samples as part of on-going invasive species detection research. The goals of the USGS-led research are to develop a method and kit that can be used on-site to detect Asian carp eDNA within one hour.
USGS and partners conducted an integrated pest management project on the Illinois River to determine the effectiveness of combining multiple tools in limiting populations of Asian carp.
USGS and partners conducted an integrated pest management project on the Illinois River to determine the effectiveness of combining multiple tools in limiting populations of Asian carp.
USGS and partners conducted an integrated pest management project on the Illinois River to determine the effectiveness of combining multiple tools in limiting populations of Asian carp.
USGS and partners conducted an integrated pest management project on the Illinois River to determine the effectiveness of combining multiple tools in limiting populations of Asian carp.
This podcast provides insight in to the life of the common loon as captured by research scientists with USGS using modern technologies. Scientists used satellite telemetry and archival geolocator tag technologies to gain critical information on migratory movements of breeding loons in the Upper Midwest to guide conservation planning.
This podcast provides insight in to the life of the common loon as captured by research scientists with USGS using modern technologies. Scientists used satellite telemetry and archival geolocator tag technologies to gain critical information on migratory movements of breeding loons in the Upper Midwest to guide conservation planning.
Audio
The sound of an Eastern American toad (Bufo americanus americanus) call.
The sound of an Eastern American toad (Bufo americanus americanus) call.