Publications - WGNHS

Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvements, 2018-2021

This report documents work completed as part of a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Groundwater Monitoring Network (NGWMN) program. It provides an overview of the Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network (WGLMN) and provides detailed description of well evaluation and repair activities, and drilling of new monitoring wells across the...
- WOFR2022-02
  
  Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvements, 2018-2021
  
  Bremmer, S.E.; Parsen, M.J.; Chase, P.M.; Genthe, A.;
  
  2022
  
  Report: 495p.
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.
- 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.
- ZIP WOFR2019-01-appendices
  
  Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Wonewoc-Tunnel City Contact Interval Strata in Western Wisconsin [appendices]
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; Haas, L.D.; Parsen, M.J.; McLaughlin, P.I.;
  
  2019
  
  Data: PDF files + Excel spreadsheet
Groundwater Flow Model for Western Chippewa County

This report documents the groundwater flow model that was developed for western Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It also presents analyses that were run to evaluate how industrial sand (frac sand) mining and irrigated agriculture--might affect the water table and base flows of nearby headwater streams.
- B112
  
  Groundwater Flow Model for Western Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Including Analysis of Water Resources Related to Industrial Sand Mining and Irrigated Agriculture
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Juckem, P.F.; Gotkowitz, M.B.; Fienen, M.N.;
  
  2019
  
  Report: 74 p.
- ZIP B112-appendices
  
  Groundwater Flow Model for Western Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Including Analysis of Water Resources Related to Industrial Sand Mining and Irrigated Agriculture [appendices]
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Juckem, P.F.; Gotkowitz, M.B.; Fienen, M.N.;
  
  2019
  
  Data: PDF files + Excel spreadsheet
Managing Chippewa County's Groundwater--Today and Tomorrow: Evaluating the Impacts of Industrial Sand Mines and Irrigated Agriculture on the County's Water Resources

In 2012, Chippewa County commissioned the Wisconsin Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct a 5-year study of the groundwater resources in the western part of the county. This 4-page publication describes the study and the computer models being developed for it.
- FS07
  
  Managing Chippewa County's Groundwater - Today and Tomorrow: Evaluating the Impacts of Industrial Sand Mines and Irrigated Agriculture on the County's Water Resources
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Gotkowitz, M.B.;
  
  2013
  
  Report: 4 p.
Executive Summary of the Chippewa County Groundwater Resource Investigation

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1988-05
  
  Executive Summary of the Chippewa County Groundwater Resource Investigation
  
  Lippelt, I.D.; Madison, F.W.;
  
  1988
  
  Report: 5 p.
Discussion of the Phenomena of Local Glaciation in the Driftless Region

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1916-02
  
  Discussion of the Phenomena of Local Glaciation in the Driftless Region
  
  Squier, G.H.;
  
  1916
  
  Report: 15 p.
Studies in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1905-01
  
  Studies in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin
  
  Squier, G.H.;
  
  1905
  
  Report: 19 p.
Geology of Wisconsin - Outcrop Descriptions

These descriptions illustrate various geologic formations, features, and characteristics. Individual descriptions are one to ten pages long, and include a map with specific location, a description of geologic features, and a discussion of the geologic significance.
- OUT-AD01
  
  Adams County: Upper Wisconsin Dells (T14N R6E Sec28)
  
  Attig, J.W.; Clayton, Lee;
- OUT-AD02
  
  Adams County: Friendship Mound (T17N R6E Sec5)
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
- OUT-AD03
  
  Adams County: Hamilton Mound (T20N R6E Sec36)
  
  Brown, B.A.; Greenberg, J.K.;
- OUT-ALLCD
  
  Geology of Wisconsin - Outcrop Descriptions
  
  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;
  
  1978
  
  Report: 406 p.
- OUT-AS01
  
  Ashland County: Mt. Whittelsey (T44N R2W Sec9A)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
- OUT-AS02
  
  Ashland County: Mellen Gabbro (T45N R2W Sec30)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
- OUT-AS03
  
  Ashland County: Mellen Granite (T45N R2W Sec31)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
- OUT-AS04
  
  Ashland County: White River (T46N R4W Sec6)
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
- OUT-BA01
  
  Bayfield County: South Fish Creek (T47N R5W Sec20)
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
- OUT-BA02
  
  Bayfield County: Grand View Quarry--Bad River Dolomite (T44N R5W Sec22)
  
  LaBerge, G.L.;
  
  1978
  
  Report: 3 p.
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The Availability of Ground Water for Irrigation in the Rice Lake-Eau Claire Area, Wisconsin
- IC31
  
  The Availability of Ground Water for Irrigation in the Rice Lake-Eau Claire Area, Wisconsin
  
  Bell, E.A.; Hindall, S.M.;
  
  1975
  
  Report: 65 p.
Field Trip Guidebook for Cambrian-Ordovician Geology of Western Wisconsin

With special papers: Lithologic Cycles in Lower Paleozoic Rocks of Western Wisconsin, M.E. Ostrom; and Lithostratigraphy of the Prairie du Chien Group, R.A. Davis, Jr.
- IC11
  
  Field Trip Guidebook for Cambrian-Ordovician Geology of Western Wisconsin
  
  Ostrom, M.E.; Davis, R.A., Jr.;
  
  1970
  
  Report: 131 p.
Cambrian Stratigraphy in Western Wisconsin

Notes accompanying a 1966 conference field trip covering geology between Chippewa Falls and Trempealeau and between Elroy and Portage. Routes shown.
- IC07
  
  Cambrian Stratigraphy in Western Wisconsin
  
  Ostrom, M.E.;
  
  1966
  
  Report: 79 p.
Pleistocene Geology of Chippewa County, Wisconsin
- B103
  
  Pleistocene Geology of Chippewa County, Wisconsin
  
  Syverson, K.M.;
  
  2007
  
  Report: 53 p. + map and cross sections (scale 1:100,000)
- ZIP B103-DI-v2
  
  Pleistocene Geology of Chippewa County, Wisconsin (version 2) [GIS data]
  
  Syverson, K.M.;
  
  2007
  
  GIS Data: GeMS file geodatabase and metadata; supersedes previous coverage format
- B103-plate01
  
  Pleistocene Geologic Map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  Syverson, K.M.;
  
  2007
  
  Plate: Scale 1:100,000
- B103-plate02
  
  Pleistocene Geologic Cross Sections of Chippewa County, Wisconsin [plate 2]
  
  Syverson, K.M.;
  
  2007
  
  Plate: Scale 1:100,000
The Soils of Northern Wisconsin
- B055-1921
  
  Soil Survey of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Dunnewald, T.J.; Thompson, C.;
  
  1921
  
  Report: 45 p. + map (scale 1 in = 6 miles)
- B055-1921-map01
  
  General Map of the Soils of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Thompson, C.; Dunnewald, T.J.;
  
  1921
  
  Map: Scale 1:380,160
Mineral Lands of Part of Northern Wisconsin
- B046
  
  Mineral Lands of Part of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Hotchkiss, W.O.; Bean, E.F.; Aldrich, H.R.;
  
  1929
  
  Report: 212 p.
- B046-plate01
  
  Map Showing Geology of Part of Northwestern Wisconsin Including Parts of Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Barron, Rusk, and Chippewa Counties [plate 1]
  
  Hotchkiss, W.O.; Bean, E.F.; Wheelwright, O.W.;
  
  1929
  
  Map: Scale 1 in = 6 miles
Mineral Land Classification, Showing Indications of Iron Formation in Parts of Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Forest, Rusk, Barron, and Chippewa Counties
- B044
  
  Mineral Land Classification: Showing Indications of Iron Formation in Parts of Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Forest, Rusk, Barron and Chippewa Counties
  
  Hotchkiss, W.O.; Bean, E.F.; Wheelwright, O.W.;
  
  1915
  
  Report: 378 p.
- B044-plate01
  
  Map Showing Geology of Part of Northwestern Wisconsin Including Parts of Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Barron, Rusk, and Chippewa Counties [plate 1]
  
  Hotchkiss, W.O.; Bean, E.F.; Wheelwright, O.W.;
  
  1915
  
  Map: Scale 1 in = 6 miles
Reconnoissance [sic] Soil Survey of Part of North Western Wisconsin
- B023-1914
  
  Reconnoissance [sic] Soil Survey of Part of North Western Wisconsin (2nd edition)
  
  Weidman, S.; Hall, E.B.; Musbach, F.L.;
  
  1911
  
  Report: 102 p. + map (scale 1 in = 3 miles)
- B023-1914-plate01
  
  Soil Map of South Part of North Western Wisconsin: Reconnoissance [sic] Survey of Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, Barron and Rusk Counties [plate 1]
  
  Weidman, S.; Hall, E.B.; Musbach, F.L.;
  
  1911
On the Forestry Conditions of Northern Wisconsin
- B001
  
  On the Forestry Conditions of Northern Wisconsin
  
  Roth, F.;
  
  1898
  
  Report: 78 p.

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