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The Upper Midwest Water Science Center collects, analyzes, and distributes data on a variety of water-related issues and resources. Much of our data is publicly available through the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS).

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Aerial Camera System Boresight Installation in Bangor, Maine

The US Geological Survey's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, in coordination with the US Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Branch of Migratory Bird Surveys, worked to develop, survey, and deploy an advanced aerial photography boresight in the town of Bangor, Maine. The intention of this boresight is to provide an extensive array of high-accuracy ground control points for the...

Data collected from wastewater effluent sampling and on-site fish exposures: trace organic contaminant concentrations, bacteria concentrations, and fish responses - Hutchinson, Minnesota, 2022

This dataset consists of trace organic contaminant concentrations and bacteria counts in wastewater effluents, and observed responses in fish exposed to effluents. The study was conducted from April to September 2022 at a facility located in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Nine pairs of primary-treated, activated sludge secondary treated, and membrane bioreactor secondary treated wastewater were...

Microbial analyses of water from private wells in southwestern Wisconsin, 2019 to 2020.

Private wells (n = 138) were sampled by large- and small-volume sampling methods in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin, USA in 2019 and 2020. Well water samples were analyzed for microorganisms by quantitative polymerase chain reaction at the Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment (LIDE). Gene targets for viruses, bacteria, and protozoa were analyzed, including...

Inorganic and organic chemical composition of groundwater collected from monitoring wells located at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site, Bemidji, Minnesota, USA 2009-2023

This dataset contains information from groundwater monitoring wells at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, USA. The information includes field and laboratory methods, site locations, and inorganic and organic chemistry data. Samples were collected between 2009 and 2023, and analyzed for inorganic anions: F (fluoride), Cl...

Public-Supply Water Service Areas Within the Conterminous United States, 2017

This data release describes water service areas (WSA) for community water systems (CWS) within the conterminous United States, representing areas of active service between 2010 and 2020. A WSA is defined by a delineated polygon that contains all customers served by a water system. WSAs are represented by an ArcGIS shapefile. The U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act defines a CWS as a type of...

Satellite-derived shorelines and foredune toes along Minnesota Point (Duluth, MN) from 2016 to 2023

This data release contains 2 shapefiles which include 626 unique shorelines and 3 foredune toes spanning 2016 to 2023 along Minnesota Point, a 9-kilometer long bay-mouth bar at the western end of Lake Superior. Each shoreline represents the intersection line between land and water at a unique time associated with the capture of a satellite image, and these shorelines are used to examine...

Soil water balance, groundwater flow, and stream temperature models for Beaver Creek, Alaska, 2019 to 2050

A combined soil water balance, groundwater flow and stream temperature model was developed to simulate stream temperature under historical and future conditions. Soil-Water-Balance code was used to estimate net infiltration past the root zone and surface runoff, which were applied to a transient, three-dimensional MODFLOW 6 model to simulate the water budget for Beaver Creek and the...

Mercury, carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in seven Great Lake fish species from 1975 to 2021

Atmospheric mercury (Hg) deposition, which has been declining in North America since 1985, is the preeminent delivery pathway to the Great Lakes, making them sentinels for tracking shifts in atmospheric deposition. Lake productivity is changing as a result of reductions in phosphorus inputs and habitat shifts in productivity due to invasive mussels. This has altered Hg cycling and...

Time-lapse imagery, image-derived water-level data, and model archive for three USGS streamgages in Wisconsin during water year 2020

This data release contains supporting materials for a study testing the applicability of an image-derived water-level method at three U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgage sites around Lake Redstone in Wisconsin (site numbers 05404140, 05404150, and 05404147) during Water Year 2020 (Johnson, et al., 2025). Two types of reference objects were tested in this study: white polyvinyl...

Lead Concentrations and Isotope Ratios for Selected Water and Soil Samples Near Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field, Middleton, WI, 2022

In order to understand the provenance of lead in the surface water, groundwater, soils, and shallow pore water within and near the Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29) in Middleton, WI, a subset of samples were sent to the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene for analysis. The results of these analyses are included in this data release and include both low-level lead concentrations...

Compilation of multi-agency water temperature observations for U.S. streams, 1894-2022

This data release collates stream water temperature observations from across the United States from four data sources: The U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Information System (NWIS), Water Quality Portal (WQP), Spatial Hydro-Ecological Decision Systems temperature database (EcoSHEDS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's NorWeST stream temperature database. These data were compiled...

Bathymetric and Water Velocity Data on the Upper St. Croix River Between Riverside and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, May 3–10, 2022

From May 3–10, 2022, bathymetric and water velocity data were collected on the St. Croix River between Riverside and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Bathymetry and water velocity data were collected at 2 transects for 102 cross sections over the approximately 120-kilometer (km) survey reach. Longitudinal profile bathymetry transects were also collected between each cross section. These data...
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