MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Contaminants Gallery
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Contaminants GalleryMMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1b. Bioavailable Waterborne Contaminants at 15 Core Stream Sites
An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
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.
B.S. in Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
Pounding rebar stake into river bottom
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
Rainbow trout in net
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 and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
Two scientists collect a sediment core from the Root River at Grange Avenue in Greenfield, Wisconsin
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
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. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
Crest stage streamgage next to shallow creek with green foliage surrounding
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
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 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. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/040869415/
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/
Installing 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 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/
Measuring 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. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04086500/
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 in summer.
A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer.
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.
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, 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.
Pounding rebar stake into river bottom
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
Rainbow trout in net
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 and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 1a. Ecological Assessments and Trends at 15 Core Stream Sites
Two scientists collect a sediment core from the Root River at Grange Avenue in Greenfield, Wisconsin
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 5. Nutrient Evaluations
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. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3e. Long-Term Water-Quality Trends in Milwaukee-Area Streams
Crest stage streamgage next to shallow creek with green foliage surrounding
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 6. Continuous Real-Time Streamflow
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 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. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/040869415/
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/
Installing 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 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/
Measuring 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. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04086500/
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 in summer.
A restored section of the Kinnickinnic River near 6th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer.
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.
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, 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.