About
Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Water Science Center website for the water resources of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Here you'll find information on rivers and streams, groundwater, water quality, and many other topics.
Meet the Teams at our Field and Project Offices Meet the Teams at our Field and Project Offices
Meet the teams at the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center field and project offices.
Web Informatics and Mapping (WIM) Web Informatics and Mapping (WIM)
Based out of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center (UMID), Web Informatics and Mapping (WIM) is a team of Geographers, Hydrologists, Physical Scientists, Computer Scientists, and IT Specialists who develop web-based tools that support USGS science and other federal science initiatives.
2023 Quarter 4 USGS Stream Discharge and National Snow and Ice Data Center Data 2023 Quarter 4 USGS Stream Discharge and National Snow and Ice Data Center Data
Spring flooding can be a concern across much of the upper Midwest. The USGS excels at measuring stream discharge, or the volume of water moving through a stream per unit of time, which helps us monitor flooding in real-time.
A message from the Director A message from the Director
We strive to provide exceptional, unbiased hydrologic and earth science to support management decisions that protect and preserve our water resources for future generations.
How Spiders Can Help Us Connect Aquatic Mercury Contamination to Terrestrial Food Webs How Spiders Can Help Us Connect Aquatic Mercury Contamination to Terrestrial Food Webs
Just in time for Halloween, this "spooky science" study focuses on how spiders can help us connect aquatic mercury contamination to terrestrial food webs.
River and Coastal Processes Team River and Coastal Processes Team
The River and Coastal Processes Team uses expertise in such fields as sediment transport, hydrogeomorphology, flood statistics and mapping, watershed sediment-nutrient dynamics, and river and coastal restoration evaluations and monitoring oil/sediment interactions from oil spills, and Great Lakes region river/coastal flooding and sediment dynamics.
Upper Midwest Water Science Center capabilities Upper Midwest Water Science Center capabilities
The Upper Midwest Water Science Center (UMid WSC) has the capacity and expertise to collect high-quality hydrologic data and to conduct unbiased, scientifically sound hydrologic investigations about our Nation's water resources, including surface water, groundwater, water quality, and water use.