Publications - WGNHS

Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvements, 2020-2022

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...
- WOFR2024-04
  
  Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvements, 2020-2022
  
  Bremmer, S.E.; Chase, P.M.; Parsen, M.J.;
  
  2024
  
  Report: 288 p.
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: shapefile, metadata
- 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: 1 p. (8.5 in x 11 in)
Elevation contours of the Precambrian surface of south-central Wisconsin

Elevation contour data and an accompanying report provide an updated interpretation of the elevation of the top of Precambrian bedrock in south-central Wisconsin. The elevation surface was developed from geologic and geophysical data, and provides new detail on the entrenched bedrock valleys that were incised into the north and south ranges of the Baraboo...
- ZIP DS001-dataset01
  
  Elevation contours of the Precambrian surface of south-central Wisconsin [dataset 1]
  
  Stewart, E.K.; Rasmussen, J.; Mauel, S.W.;
  
  2022
  
  GIS Data: File geodatabase, metadata
- DS001-supp
  
  Supplemental report on elevation contours of the Precambrian surface of south-central Wisconsin
  
  Stewart, E.K.; Rasmussen, J.; Mauel, S.W.;
  
  2022
  
  Report: 17p.
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.
Glacial Landscapes of the Southern Green Bay Lobe and the Northern Kettle Moraine

Field trip guidebook from the International Glaciological Society Symposium on Glacial Erosion and Sedimentation, May 15, 2019.
- WOFR2019-02
  
  Glacial Landscapes of the Southern Green Bay Lobe and the Northern Kettle Moraine
  
  Mickelson, D.M.; Rawling, J.E., III; Zoet, L.K.;
  
  2019
  
  Report: 23 p.
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
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.
Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvement

The Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network consists of 93 wells and 2 spring gaging stations. This report documents work performed on seven of the wells between August 1, 2016 and July 31, 2017, and appendices provide historical reference documents.
- WOFR2017-04
  
  Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvement
  
  Guenther, G.; Parsen, M.J.; Krause, J.; Chase, P.M.; Haas, L.D.;
  
  2017
  
  Report: 41 p. + 8 appendices
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.
- 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.
- ZIP WOFR2017-03-appendices
  
  Elemental Chemostratigraphy of the Cottage Grove Hole MP-18 Core: Implications for Litho- and Hydrostratigraphy in Southcentral Wisconsin [appendices]
  
  Zambito, J.J., IV; McLaughlin, P.I.; Bremmer, S.E.;
  
  2017
  
  Data: Excel spreadsheet
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)
The 2016 Groundwater Flow Model for Dane County, Wisconsin

The 2016 groundwater flow model is a three-dimensional model using state-of-the-art representation of the hydrogeology of Dane County. This report describes the model, appendices provide data, and the user's manual provides basic instructions and recommendations for running the model.
- B110
  
  The 2016 Groundwater Flow Model for Dane County, Wisconsin
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Bradbury, K.R.; Hunt, R.J.; Feinstein, D.T.;
  
  2016
  
  Report: 56 p.
- ZIP B110-appendices
  
  The 2016 Groundwater Flow Model for Dane County, Wisconsin [appendices]
  
  Parsen, M.J.; Bradbury, K.R.; Hunt, R.J.; Feinstein, D.T.;
  
  2016
  
  Data: Excel spreadsheet
- B110-suppl
  
  The 2016 Groundwater Flow Model for Dane County, Wisconsin - User's Manual
  
  Bradbury, K.R.; Parsen, M.J.; Fehling, A.C.;
  
  2016
  
  Report: 31 p.
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 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
  
  Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Dane County, Wisconsin [GIS data]
  
  Brown, B.A.; Peters, R.M.; Massie-Ferch, K.M.;
  
  2013
- WOFR2013-01-plate01
  
  Preliminary Bedrock Geology of Dane County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  Brown, B.A.; Peters, R.M.; Massie-Ferch, K.M.;
  
  2013
  
  Map: 39 in x 25 in, scale 1:100,000
- WOFR2013-01-plate02
  
  Preliminary Geologic Cross Sections of Dane County, Wisconsin [plate 2]
  
  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.
- WOFR2012-08
  
  Sources of Naturally Occurring Chromium in Bedrock Aquifers Underlying Madison, Wisconsin
  
  Gotkowitz, M.B.; McLaughlin, P.I.; Grande, J.D.;
  
  2012
  
  Report: 8 p.
- ZIP WOFR2012-08-appendices
  
  Sources of Naturally Occurring Chromium in Bedrock Aquifers Underlying Madison, Wisconsin [appendices]
  
  Gotkowitz, M.B.; McLaughlin, P.I.; Grande, J.D.;
  
  2012
  
  Data: Data files (tab-delimited)
Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) as a Hydrostratigraphic Characterization Tool

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2011-01
  
  Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) as a Hydrostratigraphic Characterization Tool
  
  Bahr, J.M.; Hart, D.J.; Leaf, A.T.;
  
  2011
  
  Report: 18 p.
Human Viruses as Tracers of Wastewater Pathways into Deep Municipal Wells

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2010-04a
  
  Human Viruses as Tracers of Wastewater Pathways Into Deep Municipal Wells
  
  Bradbury, K.R.; Borchardt, M.A.; Gotkowitz, M.B.; Spencer, S.K.;
  
  2010
  
  Report: 48 p.
- WOFR2010-04b
  
  Virus Analyses Data for the Project "Human Viruses as Tracers of Wastewater Pathways Into Deep Municipal Wells
  
  Bradbury, K.R.; Borchardt, M.A.; Gotkowitz, M.B.; Spencer, S.K.;
  
  2010
  
  Report: 32 p.
Assessment of Virus Presence and Potential Virus Pathways in Deep Municipal Wells

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2008-08
  
  Assessment of Virus Presence and Potential Virus Pathways in Deep Municipal Wells
  
  Bradbury, K.R.; Borchardt, M.A.; Gotkowitz, M.B.; Hunt, R.J.;
  
  2008
  
  Report: 49 p.
A Local Meteoric Water Line for Madison, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR2006-01
  
  A Local Meteoric Water Line for Madison, Wisconsin
  
  Swanson, S.K.; Bahr, J.M.; Potter, K.W.;
  
  2006
  
  Report: 5 p.
Aggregate Resources of the Sinnipee Group in Eastern and Southern Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1999-07
  
  Aggregate Resources of the Sinnipee Group in Eastern and Southern Wisconsin
  
  Brown, B.A.;
  
  1999
  
  Report: 37 p.
Hydrogeology of Dane County, Wisconsin

Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- WOFR1999-04
  
  Hydrogeology of Dane County, Wisconsin
  
  Bradbury, K.R.; Swanson, S.K.; Krohelski, J.T.; Fritz, A.K.;
  
  1999
  
  Report: 66 p. + 2 plates
- WOFR1999-04-plate01
  
  Water-Table Elevation and Unlithified Aquifers in Dane County, Wisconsin [plate 1]
  
  1999
  
  Map: 34.5 in x 25.5 in, scale 1:100,000
- WOFR1999-04-plate02
  
  Aquifer Contamination Susceptibility Map of Dane County, Wisconsin [plate 2]
  
  1999
  
  Map: 34.5 in x 25.5 in, scale 1:100,000

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