Publications - WGNHS

The Driftless Area: The extent of unglaciated and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota

The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois got its name from the lack of glacial sediment ("drift") covering the landscape. The surficial geology and topography of the Driftless Area are thus distinct from the surrounding region where multiple phases of glaciation left their mark. This pamphlet, a collaborative effort between...
- ES057
  
  The Driftless Area: The extent of unglaciated and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
  
  Carson, E.C.; Curry, B.B.; Kerr, P.J.; Lusardi, B.A.;
  
  2023
  
  Report: 4 p.
- ZIP ES057-gis
  
  GIS data for the outline of the Driftless Area and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
  
  Carson, E.C.; Curry, B.B.; Kerr, P.J.; Lusardi, B.A.;
  
  2023
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format)
- ZIP ES057-map
  
  Page-sized and web-version maps of the Driftless Area and similar terrains in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota
  
  Carson, E.C.; Curry, B.B.; Kerr, P.J.; Lusardi, B.A.;
  
  2023
  
  Map: Documents (.pdf file format), images (.tif file format)
Central Sands nitrate and neonicotinoids database

The Central Sands nitrate and neonicotinoid database consists of over 100,000 measurements of nitrate and neonicotinoid concentrations in groundwater from wells across Adams, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Waushara, and Wood counties collected between 1953 and 2021. These counties comprise the Central Sands Groundwater County Collaborative (GSGCC), which...
- ZIP DS002-dataset01
  
  Central Sands nitrate and neonicotinoids database
  
  Romano, C.R.; Parsen, M.J.; Sandwick, N.D.; McNelly, J.L.; Bradbury, K.R.;
  
  2023
  
  GIS Data: File geodatabase (.gdb file format)
- DS002-supp
  
  Supplemental report on the Central Sands nitrate and neonicotinoids database
  
  Romano, C.R.; Parsen, M.J.; Sandwick, N.D.; McNelly, J.L.; Bradbury, K.R.;
  
  2023
  
  Report: 4 p.
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.
International Geological Correlation Project 426: Granite Systems and Proterozoic Lithospheric Processes: 1998 International Field Conference: Proterozoic Granite Systems of the Penokean Terrane in Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1998-10
  
  1998 International Field Conference: Proterozoic Granite Systems of the Penokean Terrane in Wisconsin, Field Guide and Proceedings Volume
  
  Van Schmus, W.R.; Mudrey, M.G., Jr.; Brown, B.A.;
  
  1998
  
  Report: 184 p.
Geology of Central Plain Area of Juneau, Jackson, Adams, Wood, Portage, Waushara, and Marquette Counties

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1926-01
  
  Geology of Central Plain Area of Juneau, Jackson, Adams, Wood, Portage, Waushara, and Marquette Counties
  
  Bean, E.F.;
  
  1934
  
  Report: 6 p.
Fracture-Trace Analysis for Water-Well Site Locations in Precambrian Igneous and Metamorphic Rock in Central Wisconsin
- MP83-5
  
  Fracture-Trace Analysis for Water-Well Site Locations in Precambrian Igneous and Metamorphic Rock in Central Wisconsin
  
  Socha, B.J.;
  
  1983
  
  Report: 37 p.
- MP83-5-plate01
  
  Selected Fracture Traces and High Yielding Wells, Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  1983
  
  Map: 21.5 in x 23.7 in
Irrigable Lands Inventory--Phase I Groundwater and Related Information

This paper contains hydrogeologic information for the Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Area in central Wisconsin. The set of maps includes water-table elevation maps for the following counties: Adams, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Monroe, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood (scale 1:126,720). It also includes a regional aquifer...
- MP81-1
  
  Irrigable Lands Inventory - Phase I Groundwater and Related Information
  
  Lippelt, I.D.; Hennings, R.G.;
  
  1981
  
  Report: 13 p., 11 maps, scale 1:126,720 and 1:500,000
- MP81-1-plate01
  
  Water Table Elevation [Adams County] [map 1]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 18.6 in x 24.6 in
- MP81-1-plate02
  
  Water Table Elevation [Jackson County] [map 2]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 30 in x 23.5 in
- MP81-1-plate03
  
  Water Table Elevation [Juneau County] [map 3]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 22 in x 28.2 in
- MP81-1-plate04
  
  Water Table Elevation [Marathon County] [map 4]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 32 in x 24 in
- MP81-1-plate05
  
  Water Table Elevation [Marquette County] [map 5]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 18 in x 24 in
- MP81-1-plate06
  
  Water Table Elevation [Monroe County] [map 6]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 23 in x 30 in
- MP81-1-plate07
  
  Water Table Elevation [Portage County] [map 7]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 23 in x 30 in
- MP81-1-plate08
  
  Water Table Elevation [Waupaca County] [map 8]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 20 in x 26 in
- MP81-1-plate09
  
  Water Table Elevation [Waushara County] [map 9]
  
  Lippelt, I.D.;
  
  1981
  
  Map: 24 in x 18 in
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Groundwater Flow Systems and Recharge in the Buena Vista Basin, Portage and Wood Counties, Wisconsin
- IC72
  
  Groundwater Flow Systems and Recharge in the Buena Vista Basin, Portage and Wood Counties, Wisconsin
  
  Bradbury, K.R.; Faustini, J.M.; Stoertz, M.W.;
  
  1992
  
  Report: 31 p.
Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin
- IC68
  
  Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  Report: 18 p.
- ZIP IC68-DI
  
  Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin [GIS data]
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles (.shp file format), MrSID files (.sid file format)
- IC68-plate01
  
  Map Showing the Pleistocene Geology of Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  Map: 25.5 in x 23 in, scale 1:100,000
- IC68-plate02
  
  Geologic Cross Sections of Wood County, Wisconsin [plate 2]
  
  Clayton, Lee;
  
  1991
  
  Plate: 21 in x 25.5 in
Hydrogeology of Wood County, Wisconsin
- IC60
  
  Hydrogeology of Wood County, Wisconsin
  
  Batten, W.G.;
  
  1989
  
  Report: 27 p.
- IC60-plate01
  
  Altitude of Water Table in Wood County [plate 1]
  
  1989
  
  Map: 21.5 in x 23.1 in, scale 1:100,000
- IC60-plate02
  
  Location of Ground-Water-Quality Sampling Sites, Landfills, and Irrigated Fields in Wood County [plate 2]
  
  1989
  
  Map: 21.6 in x 23.1 in, scale 1:100,000
Effects of Irrigation on Water Quality in the Sand Plain of Central Wisconsin
- IC36
  
  Effects of Irrigation on Water Quality in the Sand Plain of Central Wisconsin
  
  Hindall, S.M.;
  
  1978
  
  Report: 50 p.
- IC36-plate01
  
  Water-Table Maps of the Kellner, Meehan, and Bancroft Subareas, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  1978
  
  Map: 32.5 in x 24 in, scale 1:24,000
Soil Absorption of Septic Tank Effluent
- IC20
  
  Soil Absorption of Septic Tank Effluent: A Field Study of Some Major Soils in Wisconsin
  
  Bouma, J.; Ziebell, W.A.; Walker, W.G.; Olcott, P.G.; McCoy, E.; Hole, F.D.;
  
  1972
  
  Report: 235 p.
The Wolf River Batholith and Baraboo Interval in Central Wisconsin

Prepared for 32nd Annual Meeting Institute on Lake Superior Geology.
- FTGB12
  
  The Wolf River Batholith and Baraboo Interval in Central Wisconsin
  
  Greenberg, J.K.; Brown, B.A.; Medaris, L.G.; Anderson, J.L.;
  
  1986
  
  Report: 56 p.
Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian Rocks in Central Wisconsin: Anorogenic Sedimentary and Igneous Activity
- FTGB08
  
  Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian Rocks in Central Wisconsin: Anorogenic Sedimentary and Igneous Activity
  
  Greenberg, J.K.; Brown, B.A.;
  
  1983
  
  Report: 50 p.
Soil Survey of Wood County, Wisconsin
- B052B
  
  Soil Survey of Wood County, Wisconsin
  
  Whitson, A.R.; Geib, W.J.; Conrey, G.W.; Boardman, W.C.; Post, C.B.;
  
  1918
  
  Report: 86 p.
- B052B-map01
  
  Soil Map: Wisconsin, Wood County Sheet
  
  Geib, W.J.; Conrey, G.W.; Boardman, W.C.; Post, C.B.;
  
  1918
  
  Map: 21.5 in x 23.0 in, scale 1 in = 1 mile
The Fossils and Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonic of Wisconsin
- B021
  
  The Fossils and Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonic of Wisconsin
  
  Cleland, H.F.;
  
  1911
  
  Report: 222 p.
- B021-map01
  
  Geologic Map of Eastern Wisconsin
  
  Cleland, H.F.;
  
  1911
  
  Map: 8.3 in x 11.7 in
The Geology of North Central Wisconsin
- B016
  
  The Geology of North Central Wisconsin
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1907
  
  Report: 697 p.
- B016-plate01
  
  Map of the Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian of North Central Wisconsin: Clark, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor and Parts of Langlade, Rusk and Price Counties [plate 1]
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1907
  
  Map: 20.0 in x 22.9 in, scale 1 in = 3 miles
- B016-plate02
  
  Map of the Pleistocene of North Central Wisconsin: Clark, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor and Parts of Langlade, Rusk and Price Counties [plate 2]
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1907
  
  Map: 20.1 in x 23.1 in, scale 1 in = 3 miles
- B016-plate04
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Wausau [plate 4]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 16.2 in x 11.1 in
- B016-plate08
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Athens and Upper Rib River [plate 8]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 13.6 in x 8.8 in
- B016-plate09
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Merrill [plate 9]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 13.3 in x 8.8 in
- B016-plate12
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Arpin and Junction City [plate 12]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 15.1 in x 9.9 in
- B016-plate14
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Mosinee [plate 14]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 9.8 in x 9.5 in
- B016-plate15
  
  Map Showing Rock Outcrops in Vicinity of Hewitt and Rozellville [plate 15]
  
  1907
  
  Map: 10.9 in x 7.5 in
Preliminary Report on the Soils and Agricultural Conditions of North Central Wisconsin
- B011-1908
  
  Preliminary Report on the Soils and Agricultural Conditions of North Central Wisconsin (2nd edition)
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1903
  
  Report: 72 p.
- B011-1908-plate01
  
  Soil Map of North Central Wisconsin: Clark, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor and Parts of Langlade, Rusk, and Price Counties [plate 1]
  
  Weidman, S.;
  
  1903
  
  Map: 21.0 in x 24.1 in, scale 1 in = 3 miles
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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