USGS Real-time and Historical Data

The U.S. Geological Survey has established or upgraded 6 monitoring stations as part of the Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program. These stations record precipitation, gage height, and discharge. As streamflow increases due to runoff events, automated samplers installed at the stations take water samples, which are analyzed by the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District laboratory for total phosphorus, dissolved phosphorus, and total suspended solids. This data, along with bimonthly low-flow sampling, will enable researchers to model sediment and phosphorus loads delivered to Green Bay. Online real-time and historical data are available for the following stations (select other menu items for historical data or other information):

• Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program (LFRWMP) Stations MAP (daily flow, precip, TSS loads; phosphorus loads; statistics; concentrations; and real-time data for active stations available from USGS links below)
  • Apple Creek (2004-06 historical data available; deactivated)
  • Ashwaubenon Creek (2004-06 historical data available; deactivated)
  • Baird Creek) (2004 to present)
  • Duck Creek1 (1988 to present; LFRWMP water quality/loads: 2004-2008)
  • East River2 (2004-07 historical data available; deactivated)
  • Plum Creek (2011 to 2013; Plum Watershed Maps North; South, 40 mb each)
  • Mahon Creek (installed on UW-Green Bay campus Dec. 2011; uwgb tmp USGS chart1 2, Excel LOG)
  • Low flow monitoring schedule
• Other Lower Fox Sites: Bower; Bower Rain #1; Rain #2; (inactive, USGS & WDNR station serviced by LFRWMP)
• Upper Fox Sites (USGS & WDNR) - sites established Oct. 2007 (through Fall 2011)
  • Fond du Lac River, Montello RIver, Waukau Creek near Omro
• Selected Fox Sites (USGS & Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District, Green Lake Sanitary District, others)
  • Fox River at near Mouth (GBMSD), Fox River at Berlin
  • Green Lake Inlet - Silver Creek , Green Lake outlet - Puchyan River, Green Lake - White Creek,
  • Fox River at Princeton (USGS)
• Selected Wolf River Sites (USGS, ACOE, WDNR and LFRWMP currently collecting WQ samples)
  • Wolf River at New London, Little Wolf River at Royalton, Embarrass River, Waupaca River near Waupaca
• Other Wisconsin USGS Monitoring Sites
• USGS 8 day stream sample collection log and hydrograph for Wisconsin
• USGS Unit-value flow data for Wisconsin (5 to 15 minute increments)
• Hydrologic Dashboard by UW Seagrant (Fox-Wolf Basin USGS stations)

Reports are also available from USGS on the Upper Fox River Basin. One such report that may be of interest is:

• Water Quality of the Fox River and Four Tributaries in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, 2001–2002

1. funded jointly by the LFRWMP, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the USGS
2. funded jointly by the LFRWMP, Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District and the USGS