Amanda H Bell
Amanda Bell is the Center Operations Officer for the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Professional Experience
April 2022 - Present - Center Operations Officer, GS-14, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
March 2020 – April 2022 - Supervisory Hydrologist, GS-13, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
May 2001 – February 2020 - Hydrologist, GS-12, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
June 2021 – January 2022 - Acting Deputy Director For Operations, GS-13, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Education and Certifications
M.S. Natural Resources - 2005, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
B.S. Watershed Management - 2002, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Affiliations and Memberships*
Professional Organizations
Wisconsin Section of the American Water Resources Association
o Member 2005-present
o Past President 2019
o President 2018
o President Elect 2017
o Vice President 2016
o Director at Large 2013-2015Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
o AWRA representative 2018-present
o Executive committee 2019-2021
o Vice President Nov. 2020-2021
Science and Products
Summary of fish communities along Underwood Creek, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2004–2019
Beginning in 2010, sections of Underwood Creek in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, have undergone reconstruction to allow for improved fish habitat and better management of storm flows. In addition, dam and drop structures were removed to help improve fish migration while reintroducing several native fish species. With the reconstruction of Underwood Creek underway, the Milwaukee...
Authors
Amanda H. Bell, Daniel J. Sullivan, Barbara C. Scudder Eikenberry
Filter Total Items: 31
Urban streams across the USA: Lessons learned from studies in 9 metropolitan areas
Studies of the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems have usually focused on single metropolitan areas. Synthesis of the results of such studies have been useful in developing general conceptual models of the effects of urbanization, but the strength of such generalizations is enhanced by applying consistent study designs and methods to multiple metropolitan areas across large...
Authors
Larry R. Brown, Thomas F. Cuffney, James F. Coles, Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Gerard McMahon, Jeffrey Steuer, Amanda H. Bell, Jason T. May
Mercury cycling in stream ecosystems. 3. Trophic dynamics and methylmercury bioaccumulation
Trophic dynamics (community composition and feeding relationships) have been identified as important drivers of methylmercury (MeHg) bioaccumulation in lakes, reservoirs, and marine ecosystems. The relative importance of trophic dynamics and geochemical controls on MeHg bioaccumulation in streams, however, remains poorly characterized. MeHg bioaccumulation was evaluated in eight stream...
Authors
L.C. Chasar, B. C. Scudder, A.R. Stewart, A.H. Bell, G. R. Aiken
Environmental settings of selected streams sampled for mercury in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-06
From 2002 through 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted studies investigating mercury biogeochemistry and food-web bioaccumulation in eight streams from three distinct geographic areas of the United States. These streams varied greatly in environmental characteristics, including land-cover, hydrologic, climatic, and chemical characteristics...
Authors
Amanda H. Bell, Michelle A. Lutz
Total Mercury, Methylmercury, and Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Data for Biota from Selected Streams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-04
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted a multidisciplinary study to investigate the bioaccumulation of mercury from 2002 to 2004. Study areas were located in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida. Each study area included one urban site, and one or two nonurban sites that had the following attributes: high-percent wetland or low-percent wetland...
Authors
Lia C. Chasar, Barbara C. Scudder, Amanda H. Bell, Dennis A. Wentz, Mark E. Brigham
Water-quality characteristics for selected sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, February 2004-September 2005
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Corridor Study is a three-phase project designed to improve the understanding of water resources in the MMSD planning area to assist managers and policy makers in their decisions. Phase I of the Study involved the compilation of existing data from multiple agencies into a single database. These data were analyzed to identify spatial...
Authors
Judith C. Thomas, Michelle A. Lutz, Jennifer L. Bruce, David J. Graczyk, Kevin D. Richards, David P. Krabbenhoft, Stephen M. Westenbroek, Barbara C. Scudder, Daniel J. Sullivan, Amanda H. Bell
Mercury accumulation in periphyton of eight river ecosystems
In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency studied total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in periphyton at eight rivers in the United States in coordination with a larger USGS study on mercury cycling in rivers. Periphyton samples were collected using trace element clean...
Authors
A.H. Bell, B. C. Scudder
Bioaccumulation of mercury in riverine periphyton
No abstract available.
Authors
Amanda H. Bell, Barbara C. Scudder
Science and Products
Summary of fish communities along Underwood Creek, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2004–2019
Beginning in 2010, sections of Underwood Creek in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, have undergone reconstruction to allow for improved fish habitat and better management of storm flows. In addition, dam and drop structures were removed to help improve fish migration while reintroducing several native fish species. With the reconstruction of Underwood Creek underway, the Milwaukee...
Authors
Amanda H. Bell, Daniel J. Sullivan, Barbara C. Scudder Eikenberry
Filter Total Items: 31
Urban streams across the USA: Lessons learned from studies in 9 metropolitan areas
Studies of the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems have usually focused on single metropolitan areas. Synthesis of the results of such studies have been useful in developing general conceptual models of the effects of urbanization, but the strength of such generalizations is enhanced by applying consistent study designs and methods to multiple metropolitan areas across large...
Authors
Larry R. Brown, Thomas F. Cuffney, James F. Coles, Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Gerard McMahon, Jeffrey Steuer, Amanda H. Bell, Jason T. May
Mercury cycling in stream ecosystems. 3. Trophic dynamics and methylmercury bioaccumulation
Trophic dynamics (community composition and feeding relationships) have been identified as important drivers of methylmercury (MeHg) bioaccumulation in lakes, reservoirs, and marine ecosystems. The relative importance of trophic dynamics and geochemical controls on MeHg bioaccumulation in streams, however, remains poorly characterized. MeHg bioaccumulation was evaluated in eight stream...
Authors
L.C. Chasar, B. C. Scudder, A.R. Stewart, A.H. Bell, G. R. Aiken
Environmental settings of selected streams sampled for mercury in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-06
From 2002 through 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted studies investigating mercury biogeochemistry and food-web bioaccumulation in eight streams from three distinct geographic areas of the United States. These streams varied greatly in environmental characteristics, including land-cover, hydrologic, climatic, and chemical characteristics...
Authors
Amanda H. Bell, Michelle A. Lutz
Total Mercury, Methylmercury, and Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Data for Biota from Selected Streams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-04
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted a multidisciplinary study to investigate the bioaccumulation of mercury from 2002 to 2004. Study areas were located in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida. Each study area included one urban site, and one or two nonurban sites that had the following attributes: high-percent wetland or low-percent wetland...
Authors
Lia C. Chasar, Barbara C. Scudder, Amanda H. Bell, Dennis A. Wentz, Mark E. Brigham
Water-quality characteristics for selected sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, February 2004-September 2005
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Corridor Study is a three-phase project designed to improve the understanding of water resources in the MMSD planning area to assist managers and policy makers in their decisions. Phase I of the Study involved the compilation of existing data from multiple agencies into a single database. These data were analyzed to identify spatial...
Authors
Judith C. Thomas, Michelle A. Lutz, Jennifer L. Bruce, David J. Graczyk, Kevin D. Richards, David P. Krabbenhoft, Stephen M. Westenbroek, Barbara C. Scudder, Daniel J. Sullivan, Amanda H. Bell
Mercury accumulation in periphyton of eight river ecosystems
In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency studied total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in periphyton at eight rivers in the United States in coordination with a larger USGS study on mercury cycling in rivers. Periphyton samples were collected using trace element clean...
Authors
A.H. Bell, B. C. Scudder
Bioaccumulation of mercury in riverine periphyton
No abstract available.
Authors
Amanda H. Bell, Barbara C. Scudder
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government