Hydrogeochemical Mixing data from Lake Michigan Tributaries 2011

This dataset describes the hydrogeomorphic structure and lake-tributary mixing in three intermediate-sized Lake Michigan rivermouths: Ford River, Manitowoc River, and Pere Marquette River. Data were collected from May to October 2011. Water chemistry variables were measured with a multiparameter sonde along longitudinal, lateral, and vertical transects. Magnesium, boron, and stable water isotope concentrations were also determined from grab water samples at particular depths.

Categories: Data; Tags: Ford River, Geochemistry, Great Lakes, Hydrology, Lake Michigan, All tags... Manitowoc River, Pere Marquette River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), conservative tracers, deltas, environment, estuaries, estuarine mixing, geomorphology, hydrogeomorphic processes, hydrology, rivermouth, water chemistry, Fewer tags

Reconnaissance of chemicals of potential biological concern in tributaries of the Great Lakes using passive samplers in 2010 and 2014

This data set is a compilation of data from two sampling efforts (2010 and 2014), focused on determining the presence and distribution of organic contaminants throughout the United States portion of the Great Lakes watershed. Water-borne contaminants were monitored in 69 tributaries of the Great Lakes using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), and polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS). Analyses included 185 chemicals (143 detected) including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), legacy and current-use pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and organophosphate fire retardants, pharmaceuticals, fragrances, industrial chemicals, surfactants, and others.

Tags: Ashtabula River, Au Sable River, Bad River, Black River, Buffalo River, All tags... Cattaraugus Creek, Cheboygan River, Clinton River, Cuyahoga River, Environmental Health, Escanaba River, Ford River, Fox River, Genesee River, Grand Calumet River, Grand River, Grass River, Great Lakes, Huron River, Indian River, Indiana, Indiana Harbor canal, Kalamazoo River, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Manistee River, Manistique River, Manitowoc River, Maumee River, Menominee River, Michigan, Milwaukee River, Minnesota, Montreal River, Muskegon River, Nemadji River, New York, Oconto River, Ohio, Ontonagon River, Oswegatchie River, Oswego River, Paw Paw River, Pere Marquette River, Peshtigo River, Pigeon River, Portage River, Portage-Burns waterway, Presque Isle River, Raquette River, Rifle River, River Raisin, River Rouge, Rocky River, Saginaw River, Sandusky River, Sheboygan River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, St. Regis River, Sturgeon River, Tahquamenon River, Thunder Bay River, Tonawanda Creek, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vermilion River, Water Quality, White River, Wisconsin, contamination and pollution, dissolved contaminants, emerging contaminants, inlandWaters, legacy contaminants, passive samplers, surface water, surface water quality, water chemistry, Fewer tags

Bottom sediment chemical data at rivermouths and harbors along western Lake Michigan, USA, 2016

Streambed sediment samples were collected in October 2016 from streams tributary to Wisconsin’s western Lake Michigan shoreline. Streams included two Areas of Concern (AOCs), two non-AOC comparisons, and two additional non-AOC study areas. Within the Milwaukee Estuary AOC, samples were collected from the Milwaukee River (three subsites), the Menomonee River (two subsites), the Kinnickinnic River (2 subsites), and the Milwaukee Harbor (one subsite). The Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers converge in the Milwaukee Harbor and then discharge to Lake Michigan. Within the Sheboygan River AOC, samples were collected at three subsites. Samples were also collected at two subsites in the Manitowoc River and two...

Categories: Data; Tags: Kewaunee River, Kinnickinnic River, Lake Michigan, Manitowoc River, Menomonee River, All tags... Milwaukee Estuary, Milwaukee River, Oak Creek, Root River, Sheboygan River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wisconsin, biota, heavy metals, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), sediment toxicity, Fewer tags

Zooplankton Community Data at the Sheboygan River Area of Concern and Non-Areas of Concern Comparison Sites in Western Lake Michigan Rivers and Harbors in 2016

Data are for zooplankton communities sampled in 2016 at the Sheboygan River Area of Concern and two comparison sites, the Kewaunee River and the Manitowoc River, which have similar physical and chemical characteristics. Zooplankton were collected by using tows from depth to the surface with a 63 micrometer mesh plankton net. Physical and chemical data that were sampled concurrently (specific conductance, temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen) in water by use of a multi-parameter water-quality sonde, and the results of field quality assurance quality control are also included.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Environmental Health, Hydrogeology, Kewaunee River, Lake Michigan, All tags... Manitowoc River, Sheboygan River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wisconsin, plankton, river ecosystems, Fewer tags