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Upper Midwest Water Science Center images.
Close up of the Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County) shoreline showing zebra mussels washed up on shore, October 2021
Close up of the Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County) shoreline showing zebra mussels washed up on shore, October 2021
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.
Biologist Alexei Rose processes a water sample for analysis of infectious avian influenza virus at the Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory in Lansing, Michigan.
Biologist Alexei Rose processes a water sample for analysis of infectious avian influenza virus at the Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory in Lansing, Michigan.
The new bike lane along Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY.
The new bike lane along Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY.
John Steiner preparing to bring wastewater samples to FedEx for shipping.
John Steiner preparing to bring wastewater samples to FedEx for shipping.
Laura Hubbard hard at work collecting samples across the state of Wisconsin to send to the Leetown Lab.
Laura Hubbard hard at work collecting samples across the state of Wisconsin to send to the Leetown Lab.
A National Park Service Technician collects a water sample from an algal bloom at Voyageurs National Park, MN.
A National Park Service Technician collects a water sample from an algal bloom at Voyageurs National Park, MN.
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 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.
Justin Hegarty (Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions) and Dr. Tony Parolari (Marquette University) discussing the design of a bioswale at the Green Tech Station on Milwaukee’s north side.
Justin Hegarty (Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions) and Dr. Tony Parolari (Marquette University) discussing the design of a bioswale at the Green Tech Station on Milwaukee’s north side.
Tahquamenon Falls Upper Falls, Tahquamenon State Park downstream of streamgage 04045500, Tahquamenon River Near Paradise, MI.
Tahquamenon Falls Upper Falls, Tahquamenon State Park downstream of streamgage 04045500, Tahquamenon River Near Paradise, MI.
View of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center St. Paul office, co-located with the U.S. Forest Service on the University of Minnesota - St. Paul Campus
View of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center St. Paul office, co-located with the U.S. Forest Service on the University of Minnesota - St. Paul Campus
Entrance to the USDA Forest Products Laboratory building in Madison, Wisconsin, home of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center Wisconsin office and the Mercury Research Laboratory.
Entrance to the USDA Forest Products Laboratory building in Madison, Wisconsin, home of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center Wisconsin office and the Mercury Research Laboratory.
A restored section of Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
A restored section of Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
USGS scientists electrofishing with a backpack shocker at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/.
USGS scientists electrofishing with a backpack shocker at Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/.
USGS scientist holding a milting rainbow trout caught as part of an assessment of fish passage in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, just downstream of I-41/US 45. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
USGS scientist holding a milting rainbow trout caught as part of an assessment of fish passage in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, just downstream of I-41/US 45. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Rainbow trout caught in net in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Rainbow trout caught in net in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
USGS scientist holding a white sucker fish caught in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
USGS scientist holding a white sucker fish caught in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Close up image of Seametrics T1 Thermister at Miners River near Munising, Michigan during April 2021 inspection.
Miners River NR Munising, MI - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Close up image of Seametrics T1 Thermister at Miners River near Munising, Michigan during April 2021 inspection.
Miners River NR Munising, MI - USGS Water Data for the Nation
USGS scientist holding a male central stoneroller caught in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/. This fish is native to Wisconsin; the tubercles (bumps) on its head indicate that it is spawning.
USGS scientist holding a male central stoneroller caught in Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/. This fish is native to Wisconsin; the tubercles (bumps) on its head indicate that it is spawning.
USGS scientist Sarah Janssen preparing the multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer for mercury isotope measurements at the M3 Research Laboratory.
USGS scientist Sarah Janssen preparing the multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer for mercury isotope measurements at the M3 Research Laboratory.