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Close up view of webcam pointed towards urban river and bridge in background
HIVIS webcam at Jones Island Milwaukee with Hoan Memorial Bridge in background
HIVIS webcam at Jones Island Milwaukee with Hoan Memorial Bridge in background
HIVIS webcam at Jones Island Milwaukee with Hoan Memorial Bridge in background

Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) webcam at Jones' Island Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Hoan Memorial Bridge in background.

Map showing locations of test and control watersheds for the determination of watershed response to green infrastructure
Map showing locations of test and control watersheds for the determination of watershed response to green infrastructure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Map showing locations of test and control watersheds for the determination of watershed response to green infrastructure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Illustration depicting field employee sampling water in Lake Winnebago with farm houses and fish in background
Phosphorus Loading in Shallow Lakes
Phosphorus Loading in Shallow Lakes
Phosphorus Loading in Shallow Lakes

Illustration depicting phosphorus loading in shallow lakes represented by Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.

Colored pencil illustration showing fishermen at lake, fish, water sampling, farmer in field and sailboats
Phosphorus Loading and Water Quality in Green Lake
Phosphorus Loading and Water Quality in Green Lake
Phosphorus Loading and Water Quality in Green Lake

Green Lake is the deepest natural lake in Wisconsin. The drawing relates the water-quality response of Green Lake, with emphasis on the Metalimnetic Oxygen Minima, to total phosphorus loading from its watershed. The drawing depicts data collection, analysis, modeling, and real-time monitoring.

Green Lake is the deepest natural lake in Wisconsin. The drawing relates the water-quality response of Green Lake, with emphasis on the Metalimnetic Oxygen Minima, to total phosphorus loading from its watershed. The drawing depicts data collection, analysis, modeling, and real-time monitoring.

Colored pencil illustration stating "Horn Creek, Danger, Contaminated Water, Do Not Drink!"
Horn Creek Sign
Horn Creek Sign
Horn Creek Sign

Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is of a sign located near Horn Creek. The Creek is contaminated with high levels of Uranium. Sign states: "Horn Creek, Danger, Contaminated Water, Do Not Drink! Water in Horn Creek exceeds EPA health standards for radioactivity"

Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is of a sign located near Horn Creek. The Creek is contaminated with high levels of Uranium. Sign states: "Horn Creek, Danger, Contaminated Water, Do Not Drink! Water in Horn Creek exceeds EPA health standards for radioactivity"

Scientist holds a transparent tube sediment corer device
Sediment corer being prepared for use on Gruber’s Grove Bay, Wisconsin
Sediment corer being prepared for use on Gruber’s Grove Bay, Wisconsin
Colored pencil illustration depicting impacts of Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon
The Big Picture: Grand Canyon and Uranium Mining
The Big Picture: Grand Canyon and Uranium Mining
The Big Picture: Grand Canyon and Uranium Mining

Created for a fact sheet on the implications of breccia pipe Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon region, this drawing packs a significant amount of information into a single image.

Created for a fact sheet on the implications of breccia pipe Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon region, this drawing packs a significant amount of information into a single image.

Large crystals of salt scattered on a wooden boardwalk, near a urban stream, with view of bridges ahead
Road Salt on Milwaukee Riverwalk Boardwalk
Road Salt on Milwaukee Riverwalk Boardwalk
Road Salt on Milwaukee Riverwalk Boardwalk

Road salt de-icer left over from an ice event on Milwaukee Riverwalk boardwalk near East Clybourn Street, looking south towards highway 794.

Road salt de-icer left over from an ice event on Milwaukee Riverwalk boardwalk near East Clybourn Street, looking south towards highway 794.

Colored pencil illustration of Havasupai Falls, Arizona
Havasupai Falls
Havasupai Falls
Havasupai Falls

Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is a top view of Havasupai Falls, its aquamarine colored water is highly recognizable and it is a site of tribal, cultural, and recreational significance to the greater Grand Canyon region.

Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is a top view of Havasupai Falls, its aquamarine colored water is highly recognizable and it is a site of tribal, cultural, and recreational significance to the greater Grand Canyon region.

Two people standing in a boat near a sandy shoreline of a slough when other person stands on a the shore
Slough at Lake Superior
Slough at Lake Superior
Slough at Lake Superior

Ed Wiggins, Mariah Hipsher, and Lucas Stevens check sensors in the Sloughs on the Lake Superior shoreline, at the Mashkiiziibii (Bad River) Reservation.

Ed Wiggins, Mariah Hipsher, and Lucas Stevens check sensors in the Sloughs on the Lake Superior shoreline, at the Mashkiiziibii (Bad River) Reservation.

Wildfire burn site
Wildfire burn site located in Oregon
Wildfire burn site located in Oregon
Close up photo of zebra mussels washed up on shore of small inland lake in Minnesota
Zebra Mussels on shore of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)
Zebra Mussels on shore of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)
Woman holding large block of ice while standing on frozen lake.
Lauren Privette
Lauren Privette
Lauren Privette

Lauren Privette holds a large ice block from a frozen lake at Treehaven education center in northern Wisconsin.

Lauren Privette holds a large ice block from a frozen lake at Treehaven education center in northern Wisconsin.

Scientist loads water samples into centrifuge in laboratory
Biologist loads water samples into centrifuge for processing
Biologist loads water samples into centrifuge for processing
Biologist loads water samples into centrifuge for processing

Biologist Alexei Rose processes a water sample for analysis of infectious avian influenza virus at the Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory in Lansing, Michigan.

Man in facemask holding white cardboard sample box.
Samples in Transit
Samples in Transit
Samples in Transit

 John Steiner preparing to bring wastewater samples to FedEx for shipping.

Woman in mask holding a bag with sample bottles.
Wisconsin Sample Collection
Wisconsin Sample Collection
Wisconsin Sample Collection

Laura Hubbard hard at work collecting samples across the state of Wisconsin to send to the Leetown Lab.

NPS Technician collects an algal bloom sample from Kabetogama Lake, MN
NPS Technician collects an algal bloom sample from Kabetogama Lake, MN07.JPG
NPS Technician collects an algal bloom sample from Kabetogama Lake, MN07.JPG
Five clear glass bottles contain samples of dry plankton, ranging in color from brown to dark green
Plankton samples collected from different monthly collections in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin
Plankton samples collected from different monthly collections in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin
Plankton samples collected from different monthly collections in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin

Five clear glass bottles contain samples of dry plankton, ranging in color from brown to dark green. Plankton samples were collected from different monthly collections in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. The color gradient highlights how plankton communities can rapidly change over the course of spring to summer.

Five clear glass bottles contain samples of dry plankton, ranging in color from brown to dark green. Plankton samples were collected from different monthly collections in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. The color gradient highlights how plankton communities can rapidly change over the course of spring to summer.

A scientist stands on a seaplane float and collects a water sample from a lake
Water sampling from a seaplane in Alaska
Water sampling from a seaplane in Alaska
Water sampling from a seaplane in Alaska

A USGS scientist collects a water sample from Teal Lake in Alaska, using a Go-Flo bottle, while standing on the float of a seaplane.

A USGS scientist collects a water sample from Teal Lake in Alaska, using a Go-Flo bottle, while standing on the float of a seaplane.

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