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Upper Midwest Water Science Center images.
Biologist Pat Perner (USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, left) and Field Assistant Justin Peschman (UMid WSC, right) collect a sediment core from the Root River at Grange Avenue in Greenfield, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087214/
Biologist Pat Perner (USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, left) and Field Assistant Justin Peschman (UMid WSC, right) collect a sediment core from the Root River at Grange Avenue in Greenfield, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087214/
Field Assistant Justin Peschman (UMid WSC) filters a water sample for nutrient analysis at Mukwonago River at Mukwonago, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05544200/
Field Assistant Justin Peschman (UMid WSC) filters a water sample for nutrient analysis at Mukwonago River at Mukwonago, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05544200/
Fish sampling using a seine. USGS scientists use a seine to sample fish communities in the Little Menomonee River at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LITTLE MENOMONEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation.
Fish sampling using a seine. USGS scientists use a seine to sample fish communities in the Little Menomonee River at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LITTLE MENOMONEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation.
Collecting fish using a seine at Lincoln Creek near 47th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer. LINCOLN CREEK AT 47TH STREET AT MILWAUKEE, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Collecting fish using a seine at Lincoln Creek near 47th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer. LINCOLN CREEK AT 47TH STREET AT MILWAUKEE, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Fish sampling using a backpack shocker. USGS scientists use a backpack-mounted electrofishing device to sample fish communities in the Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI (MENOMONEE RIVER AT WAUWATOSA, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation), near 70th Street.
Fish sampling using a backpack shocker. USGS scientists use a backpack-mounted electrofishing device to sample fish communities in the Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI (MENOMONEE RIVER AT WAUWATOSA, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation), near 70th Street.
North Branch Oak Creek at South Wildwood Drive at Oak Creek, Wisconsin looking upstream during summer.
North Branch Oak Creek at South Wildwood Drive at Oak Creek, Wisconsin looking upstream during summer.
Looking upstream Oak Creek at South 31st Street in Franklin, Wisconsin, in summer. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087188
Looking upstream Oak Creek at South 31st Street in Franklin, Wisconsin, in summer. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087188
Looking upstream Underwood Creek Tributary near Oak Leaf Trail at West Allis, Wisconsin, during summer. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/0408708573/
Looking upstream Underwood Creek Tributary near Oak Leaf Trail at West Allis, Wisconsin, during summer. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/0408708573/
Fish are weighed and measured for length.
Fish are weighed and measured for length.
Stream gage at Little Menomonee River, upstream of the confluence with the Menomonee River, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087070/
Stream gage at Little Menomonee River, upstream of the confluence with the Menomonee River, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087070/
USGS scientists collecting phytoplankton for mercury and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) analyses in Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron.
USGS scientists collecting phytoplankton for mercury and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) analyses in Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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/
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.
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/
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).
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.