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Depth-to-Bedrock Mapping in Wisconsin

Depth-to-bedrock maps show the thickness of unconsolidated materials overlying bedrock. These maps provide a key link between the underlying geology, groundwater flow, and land use and are important in guiding activities such as permitting, bridge construction, and the land application of waste products in sensitive areas. Given their role in guiding...
- WOFR2021-04
  
  Depth-to-Bedrock Mapping in Wisconsin
  
  Hart, D.J.; Mauel, S.W.; Luczaj, J.A.; Stewart, E.K.;
  
  2021
  
  Report: 41 p.
Depth-to-Bedrock Map of Dodge County, Wisconsin

This map shows thicknesses of deposits of unconsolidated materials above the bedrock. Across the county, depth to bedrock ranges from 0 feet, where bedrock is exposed, to over 250 feet within bedrock valleys. Areas with bedrock depths shallower than 20 feet are of particular importance for land-use planning and to the construction stone industry. Such...
- WOFR2021-03
  
  Depth-to-Bedrock Map of Dodge County, Wisconsin
  
  Stewart, E.K.;
  
  2021
  
  Report: 13 p.
- WOFR2021-03-plate01
  
  WOFR2021-03 Plate 1: Depth-to-Bedrock Map of Dodge County, Wisconsin
  
  Stewart, E.K.;
  
  2021
  
  Map: 25 in x 25 in, scale 1:100,000
Geologic Map of the Baraboo 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Sauk County, Wisconsin

The Baraboo quadrangle, records where glaciers stopped in the east-central Baraboo Hills. On this map, 1:24,000 scale, Precambrian igneous and metasedimentary rocks are overlain by Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and, more recently, by glacial deposits. Superb exposures of all three can be found in Devils Lake State Park and Parfreys Glen State Natural Area.
- WOFR2021-02
  
  Geologic Map of the Baraboo 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Sauk County, Wisconsin
  
  Stewart, E.K.; Stewart, E.D.;
  
  2021
  
  Map: 35 in x 37 in, scale 1:24,000
Geologic Map of the Rock Springs 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Sauk County, Wisconsin

The Rock Springs quadrangle is located in the western Baraboo Hills of south-central Wisconsin. This map, 1:24,000 scale, conveys the rich Precambrian through Quaternary history present on the ground. Here, ancient rocks metamorphosed and folded and were later displaced by a series of faults. Although never glaciated, an ice sheet 8 kilometers to the east...
- WOFR2021-01
  
  Geologic Map of the Rock Springs 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Sauk County, Wisconsin
  
  Stewart, E.D.; Stewart, E.K.; Piotrewski, N.;
  
  2021
  
  Map: 40 in x 36.5 in, scale 1:24,000
Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Wonewoc-Tunnel City Contact Interval Strata in Western Wisconsin

Results of regional study characterizing the elemental composition of rocks found at the Wonewoc-Tunnel City contact interval in west-central and southwest Wisconsin.
- ZIP WOFR2019-01
  
  Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Wonewoc-Tunnel City Contact Interval Strata in Western Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Haas, L.D.; Parsen, M.J.; McLaughlin, P.I.;
  
  2019
  
  Report: 28 p. + 5 appendices
Central Sands Lakes Study: Annotated Bibliography

The authors of this open-file report scoured the literature for previous studies about the Central Sands area. This bibliography provides an overview of available research related to the hydrogeologic setting and water-budget components of the Central Sands Lakes Study (CSLS).
- WOFR2018-04
  
  Central Sands Lakes Study: Annotated Bibliography
  
  Greve, R.M.; Hart, D.J.;
  
  2018
  
  Report: 44 p.
Field Trip: Cambrian and Ordovician Stratigraphy of Southwestern Wisconsin

Field trip route and notes looking at Cambrian and Middle Ordovician rocks of southwestern Wisconsin.
- WOFR2018-02
  
  Field Trip: Cambrian and Ordovician Stratigraphy of Southwestern Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; McLaughlin, P.I.; Batten, W.G.;
  
  2018
  
  Report: 23 p.
Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Southern Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

This open-file report documents the first year of a two-year mapping project in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. This preliminary document is being released to encourage input on the mapping methods and map to make the final product as useful as possible. Contains 27-page report, map of southern Trempeleau County, cross section, and photos of drill core.
- WOFR2018-01
  
  Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Southern Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Mauel, S.W.; Haas, L.D.; Batten, W.G.; Streiff, C.M.; Chase, P.M.; Niemisto, E.N.; Heyrman, E.J.;
  
  2018
  
  Report: 27 p.
- WOFR2018-01-plate01
  
  Plate 1: Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Southern Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Mauel, S.W.; Haas, L.D.; Batten, W.G.; Streiff, C.M.; Chase, P.M.; Niemisto, E.N.; Heyrman, E.J.;
  
  2018
  
  Plate: 26 in x 30 in, scale 1:100,000
- WOFR2018-01-plate02
  
  Plate 2: Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Southern Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Mauel, S.W.; Haas, L.D.; Batten, W.G.; Streiff, C.M.; Chase, P.M.; Niemisto, E.N.; Heyrman, E.J.;
  
  2018
  
  Plate: 27.8 in x 24.85 in
Industrial Sand Resources of West-Central Wisconsin

Field trip guidebook showcasing four sites in Trempealeau County in west-central Wisconsin. The focus of this trip is on the sandstone formations that are prized for frac sand mining. (A draft of this book was originally prepared for the 2017 American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Sand Mine Life Cycle Seminar held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.)
- WOFR2017-06
  
  Industrial Sand Resources of West-Central Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Haas, L.D.; Batten, W.G.;
  
  2017
  
  Report: 18 p.
Elemental Chemostratigraphy of the Cottage Grove Hole MP-18 Core: Implications for Litho- and Hydrostratigraphy in Southcentral Wisconsin

Part of a larger regional study of the Eau Claire Formation, the core, from Dane County, Wisconsin, was tested using a portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) elemental analyzer. The report presents the data set and discusses lithologic interpretations, subsurface lithostratigraphic correlations, and hydrostratigraphic frameworks. Includes photos of the core.
- ZIP WOFR2017-03
  
  Elemental Chemostratigraphy of the Cottage Grove Hole MP-18 Core: Implications for Litho- and Hydrostratigraphy in Southcentral Wisconsin
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; McLaughlin, P.I.; Bremmer, S.E.;
  
  2017
  
  Report: 51 p. + data (spreadsheet)
Sampling Methodologies and Data Analysis Techniques for Geologic Materials Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Elemental Analysis

Details the current WGNHS approach to pXRF analysis, including usage guidelines, sample preparation, calibration, and plotting techniques.
- ZIP WOFR2016-02
  
  Sampling Methodologies and Data Analysis Techniques for Geologic Materials Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Elemental Analysis
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; McLaughlin, P.I.; Haas, L.D.; Stewart, E.K.; Bremmer, S.E.; Hurth, M.J.;
  
  2016
  
  Report: 12 pages + 5 appendices
Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2013-03
  
  Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
  
  McLaughlin, P.I.;
  
  2013
  
  Map: 23 in x 20 in, scale 1:100,000
- ZIP WOFR2013-03-dataset01-v2
  
  WOFR2013-03 Dataset 1: GIS Data
  
  McLaughlin, P.I.;
  
  2013
  
  GIS Data: GeMS file geodatabase and metadata, supersedes previous shapefile format (DI version 1). Map supersedes WOFR2012-07
Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Dane County, Wisconsin

This map, produced at a scale of 1:100,000, reveals the intricate layers of bedrock below Dane County. Available as a map (plate 1), cross sections (plate 2), and GIS data. Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- ZIP WOFR2013-01-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2013-01: Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Dane County, Wisconsin
  
  Brown, B.A.; Peters, R.M.; Massie-Ferch, K.M.;
  
  2013
- WOFR2013-01-plate01
  
  Plate 1: Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Dane County, Wisconsin
  
  Brown, B.A.; Peters, R.M.; Massie-Ferch, K.M.;
  
  2013
  
  Map: 39 in x 25 in, scale 1:100,000
- WOFR2013-01-plate02
  
  Plate 2: Preliminary Geologic Cross Sections of Dane County, Wisconsin
  
  Brown, B.A.; Peters, R.M.; Massie-Ferch, K.M.;
  
  2013
  
  Plate: 36 in x 26 in
Sources of naturally occurring chromium in bedrock aquifers underlying Madison, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- ZIP WOFR2012-08
  
  Sources of Naturally Occurring Chromium in Bedrock Aquifers Underlying Madison, Wisconsin
  
  Gotkowitz, M.B.; McLaughlin, P.I.; Grande, J.D.;
  
  2012
  
  Report: 17 p. + data files (tab-delimited)
Wisconsin Indoor Radon Data: 2010 Report of Data

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- ZIP WOFR2012-01
  
  Wisconsin Indoor Radon Data: 2010 Report of Data
  
  Mudrey, M.G., Jr.; Weiffenbach, C.V.;
  
  2012
  
  Report: 2 p. + data (plain text file)
Preliminary Geologic Map of the Buried Bedrock Surface, Brown County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2011-02
  
  Preliminary Geologic Map of the Buried Bedrock Surface, Brown County, Wisconsin
  
  Luczaj, J.A.;
  
  2011
  
  Map: 26 in x 30 in, scale 1:100,000
Preliminary Geology of Iowa County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- ZIP WOFR2010-01-dataset01-v2
  
  WOFR2010-01 Dataset 1: GIS Data
  
  Batten, W.G.; Attig, J.W.;
  
  2010
  
  GIS Data: GeMS file geodatabase and metadata, supersedes previous shapefile format (DI version 1)
- WOFR2010-01-plate01
  
  Preliminary Geologic Map of Iowa County, Wisconsin
  
  Batten, W.G.; Attig, J.W.;
  
  2010
  
  Map: 28 in x 22 in, scale 1:100,000
- WOFR2010-01-plate02
  
  Preliminary Geologic Cross Sections of Iowa County, Wisconsin
  
  Batten, W.G.; Attig, J.W.;
  
  2010
  
  Plate: 27 in x 24 in,
wiscLITH: A Digital Lithologic and Stratigraphic Database of Wisconsin Geology (Version 3)

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. A collection of geologic records maintained by the WGNHS and available through a Microsoft Access database.
- ZIP WOFR2009-03
  
  wiscLITH: A Digital Lithologic and Stratigraphic Database of Wisconsin Geology, Version Three
  
  2009
  
  Database: Microsoft Access database
Preliminary Geology of the Buried Bedrock Surface, Pierce County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2007-08
  
  Preliminary Geology of the Buried Bedrock Surface, Pierce County, Wisconsin
  
  Evans, T.J.; Cordua, W.S.; LePain, D.L.;
  
  2007
  
  Map: 34 in x 22 in, scale 1:100,000
Geology of the Rock Elm Complex, Pierce County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2007-02
  
  Geology of the Rock Elm Complex, Pierce County, Wisconsin
  
  Cordua, W.S.; Evans, T.J.;
  
  2007
  
  Map: 36 in x 22 in, scale 1:12,000

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