Publications - WGNHS

Applications of the Columbia County, Wisconsin, Groundwater-Flow Model

Computerized groundwater-flow models provide scientific analysis of water resources. Since its initial development in 2014, the Columbia County groundwater-flow model has been used to respond to requests for information about specific groundwater and land use issues. This companion report to the Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow in Columbia...
- WOFR2021-06
  
  Applications of the Columbia County, Wisconsin, Groundwater-Flow Model
  
  Gotkowitz, M.B.;
  
  2021
  
  Report: 14 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.
Hydrogeological Characterization of the Town of Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Report, maps, and GIS data cataloging the groundwater and hydrogeologic conditions in Kewaunee County's Town of Lincoln.
- WOFR2017-05
  
  Hydrogeological characterization of the Town of Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Mauel, S.W.; Streiff, C.M.;
  
  2017
  
  Report: report (33 p.), 8 maps (11 in x 17 in, 1:50,000 scale), and appendix (15 p.)
- ZIP WOFR2017-05-DI
  
  Data accompanying WOFR2017-05: Hydrogeological characterization of the Town of Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Mauel, S.W.; Streiff, C.M.;
  
  2017
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles, metadata
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)
Bayfield County [Wisconsin] Water-Table Map and Water Well Database

This report provides information about well construction, groundwater flow, and resulting implications for well susceptibility in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. The work follows an earlier groundwater study that focused on two agricultural areas within Bayfield County.
- WOFR2017-02
  
  Bayfield County Water-Table Map and Water Well Database
  
  Fehling, A.C.; Gotkowitz, M.B.;
  
  2017
  
  Report: 20 p.
- ZIP WOFR2017-02-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2017-02: Generalized Water-Table Elevation Map for Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  
  Fehling, A.C.; Gotkowitz, M.B.;
  
  2017
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles
- WOFR2017-02-plate01
  
  Plate 1: Generalized Water-Table Elevation Map for Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  
  Fehling, A.C.; Gotkowitz, M.B.;
  
  2017
  
  Plate: 30 in x 40 in, scale 1:100,000
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...
- WOFR2017-01
  
  Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Measurements of Uranium and Thorium in Madison, Wisconsin, Water Utility Wells 4 and 27
  
  Haas, L.D.; Zambito, J.J., IV; Hart, D.J.;
  
  2017
  
  Report: 10 p. (report) + 28 p. (2 appendices)
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 Quaternary Geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin

This open-file report contains a map (PDF) and GIS data (shapefiles) of the glacial and post-glacial deposits of Waupaca County in central Wisconsin.
- WOFR2015-03
  
  Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
  
  Mode, W.N.; Hooyer, T.S.; Attig, J.W.; Clayton, Lee;
  
  2015
  
  Map: 29 in x 23 in, scale 1:100,000
- ZIP WOFR2015-03-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2015-03: Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
  
  Mode, W.N.; Hooyer, T.S.; Attig, J.W.; Clayton, Lee;
  
  2015
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles
Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Lower Wisconsin River Valley: Evidence for the Reversal of the River

Field trip guidebook describes the evidence suggesting that the Wisconsin River once flowed from west to east. (Prepared for the 2015 Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting.)
- WOFR2015-02
  
  Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Lower Wisconsin River Valley: Evidence for the Reversal of the River
  
  Carson, E.C.; Rawling, J.E., III;
  
  2015
  
  Report: 21 p.
Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin

This open-file report contains a map (PDF), GIS data (shapefiles), and metadata for Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties in central Wisconsin.
- WOFR2015-01
  
  Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin
  
  Hooyer, T.S.; Mode, W.N.; Clayton, Lee; Attig, J.W.;
  
  2015
  
  Map: 35 in x 34 in, scale 1:100,000
- ZIP WOFR2015-01-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2015-01: Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin
  
  Hooyer, T.S.; Mode, W.N.; Clayton, Lee; Attig, J.W.;
  
  2015
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles
Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Open-file report
- WOFR2014-01
  
  Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
  
  Mode, W.N.; Hooyer, T.S.;
  
  2014
  
  Map: 32 in x 20.25 in, scale 1:100,000
- ZIP WOFR2014-01-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2014-01: Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
  
  Mode, W.N.; Hooyer, T.S.;
  
  2014
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles, metadata
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.
- WOFR2014-02
  
  Groundwater Recharge in Menominee, Shawano, Waupaca, and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin, Estimated by a GIS-Based Water-Balance Model
  
  Hart, D.J.; Schoephoester, P.R.;
  
  2014
  
  Report: 24 p.
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)
Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Grant County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2012-06
  
  Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Grant County, Wisconsin
  
  Carson, E.C.;
  
  2012
  
  Map: 30 in x 34 in, scale 1:100,000
- ZIP WOFR2012-06-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2012-06: Preliminary Quaternary Geology of Grant County, Wisconsin
  
  Carson, E.C.;
  
  2012
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles
Evaluation of Groundwater Pumping to Reduce the Level of Crystal Lake in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- ZIP WOFR2012-05
  
  Evaluation of Groundwater Pumping to Reduce the Level of Crystal Lake in Columbia County, Wisconsin
  
  Johnson, S.; Gotkowitz, M.B.;
  
  2012
  
  Report: 14 p. + multiple PDFs, data files (comma-delimited)
Preliminary Water-Table Elevation Map of Columbia County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2012-04
  
  Preliminary Water-Table Elevation Map of Columbia County, Wisconsin
  
  Sellwood, S.M.;
  
  2012
  
  Map: 36 in x 20 in, scale 1:100,000
- ZIP WOFR2012-04-DI
  
  Data Accompanying WOFR2012-04: Preliminary Water-Table Elevation Map of Columbia County, Wisconsin
  
  Sellwood, S.M.;
  
  2012
  
  GIS Data: Shapefiles

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