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Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Assessment of Mid-Continent Rift Core Porosities and Permeabilities in Wisconsin
This report presents results from a study investigating the potential for carbon dioxide sequestration in the ancient Keweenawan sedimentary formations in northern Wisconsin. Bedrock drill core from the Copper Harbor and Nonesuch formations were examined for their properties to store carbon dioxide (Copper Harbor) and seal that carbon dioxide (Nonesuch).... -
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... -
Potential Effects of Climate Change on Stream Temperature in the Marengo River Headwaters
Cold-water trout habitat in Wisconsin is projected to substantially decrease as a result of climate change. The extent of habitat loss depends, in part, on groundwater discharge to streams, which can provide cool-water refuges for trout. Survey hydrogeologists used field measurements and models of groundwater flow and stream temperature to evaluate how...-
GFLOW Groundwater Flow Model of the Marengo River Headwaters [dataset 1]
2021
Data: Groundwater flow model
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Geodatabase - Three Baseflow Scenarios for the Marengo River Headwaters [dataset 2]
2021
GIS Data: File geodatabase
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Measurements of Water Chemistry, Streamflow, and Stream Temperature from the Marengo River Headwaters [dataset 3]
2021
Data: Data (spreadsheets)
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Simulated Baseflow of the Marengo River Headwaters with 21% Increase in Recharge [plate 2]
2021
Map: 11 in x 17 in
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Simulated Baseflow of the Marengo River Headwaters with 12% Decrease in Recharge [plate 3]
2021
Map: 11 in x 17 in
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Water-Quality Indicators of Human Impacts to the Wetlands of Door County, Wisconsin
Door County, the narrow peninsula in eastern Wisconsin, is home to numerous wetlands, many of which are fed by groundwater. Poor-quality groundwater discharging to a wetland can alter the ecology of the wetland and harm native plant and animal communities. This report documents a one-year study of six wetlands. Researchers recorded water quality and... -
Methods and Best Practices for Surveying Springs in Wisconsin
Description of the field methods and data management procedures used to produce the Springs Inventory (see Bulletin 113). -
An Inventory of Springs in Wisconsin
Report, database, field protocol, photos, and site sketches documenting the multi-year project inventorying springs in Wisconsin with discharge rates of at least 0.25 cubic feet per second. -
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). -
Groundwater and Fractured Crystalline Bedrock in Wisconsin's National Forest
An exploratory borehole drilled into the fractured crystalline (granite) bedrock in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest provided a rare opportunity to investigate groundwater flow. This 2-page factsheet provides insights that can be applied to groundwater management in bedrock aquifers. -
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Measurements of Uranium and Thorium in Madison, Wisconsin, Water Utility Wells 4 and 27
Concentrations of radium at or above the health standard in a Madison municipal well prompted the water utility to request assistance from the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey to better understand the source of the radium. This report documents a series of analyses performed on the elemental composition of rock samples from the affected...-
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Measurements of Uranium and Thorium in Madison, Wisconsin, Water Utility Wells 4 and 27
2017
Report: 10 p. (report) + 28 p. (2 appendices)
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Hydrogeology of Fort McCoy Geothermal Test Well 5
Test hole drilled to 1,000 feet on Fort McCoy property provides data for understanding the geothermal gradient in Wisconsin and the hydrogeologic conditions found at Fort McCoy.-
Hydrogeology of Fort McCoy Geothermal Test Well 5 [appendices]
2016
Data: PDF files + Excel spreadsheet
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Groundwater Recharge in Menominee, Shawano, Waupaca, and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin, Estimated by a GIS-Based Water-Balance Model
This open-file report documents the recharge model created for the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. Includes the resulting recharge map, a useful tool for land-use planners interested in identifying important groundwater recharge areas. -
Groundwater Recharge in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin, Estimated by a GIS-Based Water-Balance Model
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) as a Hydrostratigraphic Characterization Tool
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Drawdown in the Northeast Groundwater Management Area (Brown, Outagamie, and Calumet Counties, Wisconsin)
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Investigating Groundwater Recharge to the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer through Fine-Grained Glacial Deposits in the Fox River Valley
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Mechanisms of Groundwater Flow Across the Maquoketa Formation
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Groundwater Sustainability in a Humid Climate: Groundwater Pumping, Groundwater Consumption, and Land-Use Change
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Assessing the Ecological Status and Vulnerability of Springs in Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.-
Assessing the Ecological Status and Vulnerability of Springs in Wisconsin [GIS Data]
2008
GIS Data: Shapefiles, JPEG images, Microsoft Access database
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Groundwater Flow Model for the City of West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin: Report to the City of West Bend, Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Simulation of Regional Groundwater Flow in Southeastern Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.-
Simulation of Regional Groundwater Flow in Southeastern Wisconsin [data]
2004
Data: GWV groundwater flow model files