Water in Wisconsin

Click map to go to NWIS real-time data for Wisconsin

Images

• NASA Earth Observatory flood satellite imagery
• USGS Flikr Photostream of Midwest Flooding
• USGS stream gages in flood stage rivers
• Gays Mills and Lake Baraboo Flooding Images
• Wisconsin Emergency Management Flood Images
• USGS Office of Surface Water Flood and Drought Images
• Lake Delton
• USGS Midwest Flooding

Wisconsin Water Data

• Water Conditions in Wisconsin by quarter
• Interactive Map - Annual Water Data Report for water years 2006-2007
• Historical gage data archive
• Historical precipitation data

Flood Publications

• National Weather Service report on 2007-2008 conditions that set region for floods
• Large Floods in the U.S.: Where They Happen and Why
• Flood of July 1-5, 1978 on the Kickapoo River, southwestern Wisconsin: Hydrologic Atlas
• National Flood Summary Reports

Press Releases

• USGS 2008 Floods Information Center
• USGS: Two 500-year Floods within 15 years: what are the odds?
• Wisconsin Flooding summaries
• "USGS Crews Dispatched to Measure Historic Wisconsin Floods" (pdf)

Flood publications

• Wisconsin floods (in National Flood Summary Reports)
• What is a 100-year flood?
• Flood Frequency in Wisconsin
• Estimating magnitude and frequency of floods for Wisconsin urban streams
• Flood Hazards: A National Threat (2006)
• Large Floods in the U.S.: Where They Happen and Why

Audio

• mp3: Two 500-year Floods within 15 Years? USGS CoreCast
• mp3: Midwest flooding USGS Core Cast
• mp3: How are floods predicted? June 2008 USGS CoreFact

Lake publications

• Evaluating the effects of nearshore development on Wisconsin Lakes
• Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes
      Water Year 2007     Water Year 2006
• Why Study Lakes? An Overview of Lake Studies in Wisconsin (pdf)

Bridge scour and related surface water issues

• Bridge Scour Monitoring Methods at Three Sites in Wisconsin
• Mapping a Flood...Before It Happens
• EPA: Private water well water quality after a flood

Stream gage data

• Real-time USGS water data (searchable Google map)
• Real-time Surface Water home page
• Real-time Ground-water Levels

Flood stage data

• Streams and rivers above flood stage
• Map of rivers at or above flood stage
• Map animation of regional flood and high flow conditions
• National Weather Service River Observations

USGS to Host Congressional Briefing on Climate Change and Invasive Species
Released: 9/15/2008 11:21:33 AM
The USGS will host a congressional briefing on how science can be used to anticipate and address the impacts of climate change and invasive species on the landscape.

Fish Pesticide May Control Unwanted Round Goby
Released: 9/2/2008 7:38:26 PM
Scientists have discovered that certain chemicals may be useful in slowing the spread of the round goby, an invasive fish species that is threatening parts of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River.

UPDATE: USGS Crews Measure Severe Flooding in the Midwest
Released: 6/10/2008 3:17:19 PM

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