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Upper Midwest Water Science Center images.
Michigan Bacterological Research Laboratory (MI-BaRL) microbiologist JC Wallace (foreground) and biologist Molly Richard (background) prepare samples for analysis to determine bacteria load and the concentration of E. coli and enterococci.
Michigan Bacterological Research Laboratory (MI-BaRL) microbiologist JC Wallace (foreground) and biologist Molly Richard (background) prepare samples for analysis to determine bacteria load and the concentration of E. coli and enterococci.
Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory (MI-BaRL) biologist Alexei Rose filters stream water samples for cultivation on selective media for bacteria growth.
Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory (MI-BaRL) biologist Alexei Rose filters stream water samples for cultivation on selective media for bacteria growth.
MI-BaRL (Lansing, MI) microbiologist JC Wallace (foreground) and biologist Molly Richard (background) prepare samples for analysis to determine bacteria load and the concentration of E. coli and enterococci.
MI-BaRL (Lansing, MI) microbiologist JC Wallace (foreground) and biologist Molly Richard (background) prepare samples for analysis to determine bacteria load and the concentration of E. coli and enterococci.
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 the Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in summer.
View of the Menomonee River near 70th Street in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in summer.
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 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.
USGS meeting with National Weather Service at Gladstone, Michigan office garage, July 14, 2022. (From left to right: Matt Chilson, Doug Bonno, Dean Burdett, Evan Kutta, Jim Salzwedel, Jordan Wendt, Greg Sova, Chris Hoard, Matt Holmio, Ralph Haefner).
USGS meeting with National Weather Service at Gladstone, Michigan office garage, July 14, 2022. (From left to right: Matt Chilson, Doug Bonno, Dean Burdett, Evan Kutta, Jim Salzwedel, Jordan Wendt, Greg Sova, Chris Hoard, Matt Holmio, Ralph Haefner).
Habitat sampling at a restored reach at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Habitat sampling at a restored reach at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Swans take flight from a grassy island in the middle of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge on a summer day.
Swans take flight from a grassy island in the middle of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge on a summer day.
Water sampling equipment in a raft at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin.
Water sampling equipment in a raft at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin.
USGS scientists prepare to sample for environmental AIV at an impoundment at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin
USGS scientists prepare to sample for environmental AIV at an impoundment at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin
Hydrologic Technician Dean Burdett prepares to board a floatplane with water samples taken from streamgage 04040000 Washington Creek near Windigo, MI, Isle Royale National Park, May 24, 2022. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04001000/
Hydrologic Technician Dean Burdett prepares to board a floatplane with water samples taken from streamgage 04040000 Washington Creek near Windigo, MI, Isle Royale National Park, May 24, 2022. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04001000/
Photograph of research hydrologist Victoria G. Christensen, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Photograph of research hydrologist Victoria G. Christensen, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
An orange inflatable raft containing water sampling equipment sits on the shore of a recreational lake at Rapp Park and Recreation Area, Iowa.
An orange inflatable raft containing water sampling equipment sits on the shore of a recreational lake at Rapp Park and Recreation Area, Iowa.
The R/V Arcticus docked at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences on its journey from home base in Cheboygan, Michigan to Ludington, Michigan.
The R/V Arcticus docked at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences on its journey from home base in Cheboygan, Michigan to Ludington, Michigan.
Collection of water and phytoplankton for metals analysis in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. M3 Research Lab researchers collect in two to five liter containers and then filter and size fractionate the samples at the lab process these samples back at the lab to determine the amount of mercury and metals entering the food web.
Collection of water and phytoplankton for metals analysis in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. M3 Research Lab researchers collect in two to five liter containers and then filter and size fractionate the samples at the lab process these samples back at the lab to determine the amount of mercury and metals entering the food web.
USGS scientist Grace Armstrong is demonstrating how we collect plankton in lake waters, by towing the plankton net in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin.
USGS scientist Grace Armstrong is demonstrating how we collect plankton in lake waters, by towing the plankton net in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin.
Grace Armstrong collecting water samples while riding in a boat, sampling in Wisconsin.
Grace Armstrong collecting water samples while riding in a boat, sampling in Wisconsin.
USGS scientist sampling water for mercury stable isotope analysis on the St. Mary’s River, Michigan.
USGS scientist sampling water for mercury stable isotope analysis on the St. Mary’s River, Michigan.
Water-quality sonde to be deployed from May through October in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to collect 15-minute measurements of dissolved oxygen, conductance, water temperature, turbidity, fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM), and tryptophan-like fluorescence. This end-on view of the water-quality sonde shows each of the individual sensors.
Water-quality sonde to be deployed from May through October in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to collect 15-minute measurements of dissolved oxygen, conductance, water temperature, turbidity, fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM), and tryptophan-like fluorescence. This end-on view of the water-quality sonde shows each of the individual sensors.