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Edge-of-field monitoring

Testing the effectiveness of agricultural conservation practices for reducing nutrient and sediment runoff

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SPARROW models of streamflow and nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-s

SPARROW Watershed Models of Loads in Midwest Streams

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Great Lakes urban stormwater monitoring

Assessing the ability of green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff in Great Lakes urban areas

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Great Lakes mercury sources revealed

Mercury "footprinting" identifies sources of pollution in the Great Lakes

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Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Our USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center priority is to continue the important work of the Department of the Interior and the USGS, while also maintaining the health and safety of our employees and community.  Based on guidance from the White House, the CDC, and state and local authorities, we are shifting our operations to a virtual mode and have minimal staffing

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Learn more about the Upper Midwest Water Science Center from John Walker, our Center Director.

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Fall 2023 USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center Great Waters Newsletter

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Upper Midwest Water Science Center Products Published Quarter One, Fiscal Year 2024

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New publication highlight - Environmental surveillance and detection of viable highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Iowa wetland

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Publications

Documentation of a pilot workflow for reanalyzing the U.S. Geological Survey principal aquifers datasets and prototype principal aquifer version 2 dataset for three aquifer systems

A pilot workflow to refine the principal aquifers of the United States as defined in the Ground Water Atlas of the United States and create a new version of the principal aquifers (referred to as “version 2”) is documented in this report. The workflow incorporates decision points for creating finer scale spatial data for the principal aquifers and refining the original principal aquifer definition
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Martha G. Nielsen
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Editorial: Rapid, reproducible, and robust environmental modeling for decision support: worked examples and open-source software tools

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Jeremy White, Michael N. Fienen, Catherine R. Moore, Anneli Guthke
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Environmental surveillance and detection of infectious highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Iowa wetlands

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) infect both wild birds and domestic poultry, resulting in economically costly outbreaks that have the potential to impact public health. Currently, a knowledge gap exists regarding the detection of infectious AIVs in the aquatic environment. In response to the 2021–2022 Eurasian strain highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 clade 2.3.4.4 li
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Laura E. Hubbard, Carrie E Givens, Erin Stelzer, Mary L. Killian, Dana W. Kolpin, Christine M. Szablewski, Rebecca L. Poulson
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
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Environmental detection of avian influenza virus

A collaborative project with Federal and university partners working toward the goal of understanding avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in the environment: early detection, enhancing biosurveillance, and mitigation to reduce spread into domestic poultry and potential occupational or recreational exposure to humans.
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Environmental detection of avian influenza virus

A collaborative project with Federal and university partners working toward the goal of understanding avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in the environment: early detection, enhancing biosurveillance, and mitigation to reduce spread into domestic poultry and potential occupational or recreational exposure to humans.
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Monitoring and Analysis of Water Resources with Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

The USGS has partnered with the Fond du Lac Band in monitoring and investigations since 2006 to collect, interpret and publish information needed to manage water levels and restore wetlands for wild rice production. Initial work included a streamgage and a report describing aquifer properties. New investigations include groundwater and surface-water modelling of the St Louis River Basin.
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Monitoring and Analysis of Water Resources with Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

The USGS has partnered with the Fond du Lac Band in monitoring and investigations since 2006 to collect, interpret and publish information needed to manage water levels and restore wetlands for wild rice production. Initial work included a streamgage and a report describing aquifer properties. New investigations include groundwater and surface-water modelling of the St Louis River Basin.
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Monitoring of Water Resources with the Upper Sioux Community

The USGS has partnered with the Upper Sioux Community (USC) to provide information needed to better manage their water resources, especially groundwater levels and quality. USGS staff trained USC staff in groundwater level measurement and recording. Data collected by the staff are quality assured by USGS and published.
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
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Monitoring of Water Resources with the Upper Sioux Community

The USGS has partnered with the Upper Sioux Community (USC) to provide information needed to better manage their water resources, especially groundwater levels and quality. USGS staff trained USC staff in groundwater level measurement and recording. Data collected by the staff are quality assured by USGS and published.
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