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Long Term Resource Monitoring
The LTRM element is one of two components of the federally mandated Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program.
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Upper Mississippi River System Changes in Floodplain Inundation from 1940 to 2022 Upper Mississippi River System Changes in Floodplain Inundation from 1940 to 2022
Floodplain inundation is believed to be the dominant physical driver of an array of ecosystem patterns and processes in the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). Here, we present results of a change analysis to estimate shifts in floodplain inundation regime characteristics from 1940 to 2022 in navigation pools 3 through 10 along the Upper Mississippi River. Data were derived from a...
Great Lakes seamless water depth models generated at water levels 3 feet below to 10 feet above the published low water datum Great Lakes seamless water depth models generated at water levels 3 feet below to 10 feet above the published low water datum
Modifications were made to Great Lakes topobathy data to interpolate areas of missing near shore elevation data. Areas with missing elevation data were not interpolated where there was low confidence in the underlying depth. This included rivers, canals, harbors, lakes, reservoirs, etc. Areas important for targeting Phragmites australis management often lie within these aquatic...
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...
Floodplain Forest Response to Multiple Large-Scale Inundation Events Survey Data From Eight Pools of the Upper Mississippi River Collected During the Growing Seasons of 1995 and 2021 Floodplain Forest Response to Multiple Large-Scale Inundation Events Survey Data From Eight Pools of the Upper Mississippi River Collected During the Growing Seasons of 1995 and 2021
Throughout the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS), floods in 1993 and 2019 were record-setting events in terms of flood stage and duration of flooding. Floodplain tree species are adapted to survive moderate frequencies, intensities, and durations of inundation. These events generated interest in quantifying levels of tree mortality and presented an opportunity to study how...
Evaluation of multiple sedation techniques on invasive carps and native fish species in summer 2023 and 2024 Evaluation of multiple sedation techniques on invasive carps and native fish species in summer 2023 and 2024
This study evaluated three sedation methods to determine their efficacy for use during telemetry tagging. Five fish species (bighead carp, grass carp, bigmouth buffalo, American paddlefish, and lake sturgeon) were sedated using eugenol (AQUI-S® 20E), dissolved carbon dioxide, and electroanesthesia to determine sedation induction times. After sedation, half of the fish from each treatment...
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Upper East River in-stream phosphorus dynamics data during runoff events in 2022 and 2023 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Upper East River in-stream phosphorus dynamics data during runoff events in 2022 and 2023
Nutrient and soil runoff from agricultural fields in the Upper East River basin contribute to eutrophication in downstream waters like Lake Michigan. Phosphorus is often the limiting nutrient in freshwater ecosystems and the binding of dissolved phosphorus to suspended sediment can reduce its bioavailability. These data provide information about what size particles are binding phosphorus...
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...
Data for the evaluation of the acute toxicity of 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol (TFM) to Burbot (Lota lota) Data for the evaluation of the acute toxicity of 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol (TFM) to Burbot (Lota lota)
The dataset provides access to all data used in the interpretation of results for the study including dose response curves from toxicity tests, predicted minimum lethal concentration data, water quality data, and mortality data.
Summary from posterior distributions of multistate movement model for silver carp in the upper Mississippi River from 2014 to 2021 Summary from posterior distributions of multistate movement model for silver carp in the upper Mississippi River from 2014 to 2021
This data contains the mean and standard deviations for movement rates for silver carp in the upper Mississippi River 2014 and 2021. The data are summaries of the posterior distribution from a Bayesian multistate model described in Stanton et al. 2024 (https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17834). References: Stanton JC, Brey MK, Coulter AA, Stewart DR, Knights B. 2024. Bayesian multistate...
Forest biomass projections under alternative management and hydrological scenarios in the Reno Bottoms area of the Upper Mississippi River floodplain Forest biomass projections under alternative management and hydrological scenarios in the Reno Bottoms area of the Upper Mississippi River floodplain
Floodplain forests are being transformed by multiple pressures, prompting widespread management and restoration efforts. It is uncertain how disturbances, including hydrologic change, and management actions will interact to influence the ecology of these threatened forests. Here, we present the results of a forest landscape model in support of an ecological study detailed in the...
Spatial distribution of native freshwater mussels across six reaches of the upper Mississippi River, 2006-2019 Spatial distribution of native freshwater mussels across six reaches of the upper Mississippi River, 2006-2019
We conducted large-scale systematic surveys for native mussels across six reaches of the upper Mississippi River. In each reach, divers placed two 0.25 square meter quadrat frames on the river bottom. The duplicate quadrats, which were placed 10 m apart in an upstream to downstream direction, were used to increase the area sampled at each site and increase the effectiveness of this...
Annual variation in summer phytoplankton communities influenced by river morphology and seasonal environmental conditions Annual variation in summer phytoplankton communities influenced by river morphology and seasonal environmental conditions
Phytoplankton samples were collected from the La Grange reach of the Illinois River from 2010-2020. Samples were collected from main channel, side channel and backwater areas. The following dataset includes phytoplankton community data (e.g., taxa, biovolume, cell counts, etc.). Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by...