Monitoring

Stream & Field Monitoring Stations in Fox-Wolf Basin
Stream and edge-of-field monitoring data collected at water monitoring stations by the Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program (LFRWMP), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Wisconsin and others are supplied here primarily for in-house use by UW-Green Bay and collaborators. Data presented here consists mostly as links to the original sources. These stations record precipitation, gage height, and discharge. As streamflow increases due to runoff events, automated samplers installed at the stations collect water samples, which are analyzed by the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District (NEW Water) laboratory or other analytical lab for total phosphorus, dissolved phosphorus, and total suspended solids (TSS). This data, along with bimonthly low-flow sampling, enable researchers to calculate and model suspended sediment and phosphorus loads at the station and delivered to the Fox River and lower Green Bay. Online real-time and historical data are available for stations listed below, including those that are not part of the LFRWMP.
Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program
(LFRWMP) Stations and USGS stations (Map | Map with links) typically have real-time and historical stream discharge available through USGS or UWGB links that are listed below. Other data that are frequently available include: Phosphorus and TSS loads on daily, monthly and annual basis, sample concentrations, statistics, field measurements, sites info/map, and 5-15 minute instantaneous unit data (select menu items after clicking the supplied links for other information).
WY2004-21 Summary
Table (below) and plots of TSS
1 and phosphorus watershed
Yields and Flow-weighted Period Mean
Concentrations
Stream |
Area
(km2) |
Flow
(mm) |
TSS
(t/ha) |
TP
(kg/ha) |
DP
(kg/ha) |
DP |
Flow-weighted (mg/L) |
Water Years |
USGS # |
TSS |
TP |
DP |
Apple |
117.7 |
196 |
0.40 |
1.00 |
0.40 |
40.2% |
206 |
0.509 |
0.204 |
3 |
2004-06 |
4085046 |
Ash-Creamery |
47.4 |
164 |
0.33 |
1.12 |
0.56 |
50.3% |
198 |
0.685 |
0.344 |
3 |
2004-06 |
4085068 |
Baird |
53.8 |
219 |
0.20 |
0.95 |
0.48 |
50.8% |
92 |
0.435 |
0.221 |
11 |
2004-14 |
40851325 |
Duck |
262.7 |
183 |
0.13 |
0.59 |
0.31 |
52.0% |
70 |
0.321 |
0.167 |
5 |
2004-08 |
4072150 |
East River |
368.2 |
219 |
0.21 |
0.83 |
0.35 |
42.5% |
95 |
0.377 |
0.160 |
4 |
2004-07 |
40851378 |
Mahon |
6.9 |
295 |
0.18 |
0.57 |
|
|
62 |
0.192 |
|
6 |
2011-16 |
UWGB |
Bower |
36.0 |
150 |
0.38 |
1.20 |
|
|
256 |
0.798 |
|
3 |
2007-09 |
4085119 |
Plum |
54.4 |
300 |
1.64 |
2.98 |
0.82 |
27.5% |
547 |
0.993 |
0.273 |
11 |
2011-21 |
4084911 |
Plum West |
24.4 |
260 |
0.74 |
2.23 |
1.10 |
49.6% |
286 |
0.857 |
0.425 |
8 |
2014-21 |
4084927 |
Silver |
13.6 |
275 |
0.06 |
0.54 |
0.36 |
66.1% |
22 |
0.196 |
0.130 |
8 |
2014-21 |
4072076 |
East ZZ |
118.5 |
273 |
0.47 |
1.61 |
0.75 |
46.7% |
173 |
0.589 |
0.275 |
10 |
2012-21 |
4085108 |
Wequiock |
30.4 |
368 |
0.24 |
1.06 |
|
|
66 |
0.288 |
|
3 |
2019-21 |
UWGB |
Ash-Grant |
64.2 |
419 |
0.44 |
1.72 |
1.08 |
63.0% |
104 |
0.410 |
0.258 |
3 |
2019-21 |
40850684 |
Dutch-Hansen |
67.0 |
373 |
0.31 |
1.21 |
0.77 |
63.6% |
82 |
0.325 |
0.206 |
3 |
2019-21 |
4085078 |
 |
 |
- See AGL Water Monitoring Coordination Report-Appendix A for more details and analysis
WY2004-21 Annual
Watershed Yields, Flow-weighted Concentrations and Sample Concentrations
ACTIVE Stream Monitoring Stations
- Plum Creek (2011 to present, funded by UWGB, USGS, FWWA EPA grant, WDNR ) - Plum Watershed Report - Sample LOG (stage, samples, precip, etc)
- Silver Creek near Oneida (2013 to present; funded by NEW Water and USGS) - Final UWGB Report to NEW Water - Sample LOG
- USGS Upper East River at CTH ZZ (2012 to present; funded by USGS, GLRI) - Sample LOG
- Ashwaubenon Creek, Creamery Rd (2004-2006 funded by LFRWMP; WY2019 to present; funded by NEW Water & USGS) (LOG)
- Dutchman Creek, Cyrus (2019 to present; funded by NEW Water and USGS) - Sample LOG
- Mahon Creek and adjacent Urban Culvert research station on UW-Green Bay campus (Dec. 2010 to present); preliminary raw data: stage, Water Quality, Water Quality-Culvert, Turbidity-culvert Spreadsheet LOG ); WDNR data+ (Nicolet, upstream, near L. Largo); UWGB data links not current
- Wequiock Creek at Nicolet Drive and near CTH 54/57 Park and Ride (2019 to present; funded by UWGB): WDNR data+ (Nic Dr., Nic Dr2, upstream) UWGB web link not currently available
- WDNR GIS Surface Water Data Viewer (SWDV) with links to WDNR monitoring station data
- WDNR Lower Fox River Volunteer Monitoring Program, Map, 2019 draft report; +Water Action Volunteers, WDNR or others
INACTIVE Stream Monitoring Stations
GLRI Edge-of-Field LFRWMP USGS/UWGB STUDIES
(evaluate effectiveness of Agricultural Conservation Practices on water quantity and quality: suspended solids, turbidity, total and dissolved phosphorus, etc):
- Constructed Wetland Treatment Train Studies
- Paired Vegetated Waterway Study Stations in Plum Watershed3 (East, West), Final 2021 Report; inactive
- Paired Managed Grazing Study Stations in Silver Creek4: Final 2021 Report; inactive
GLRI USGS Edge-of-Field Lower Fox Stations
DISCOVERY Farms Tile Sites
near St. Nazianz; Algoma; Pulcifer
Upper Fox Stations
Selected Wolf River Stations
(USGS, ACOE, others)
Other USGS Stations
Additional Resources
- Summaries of discrete samples and daily USGS data can be found at USGS stream links above, plus our WY2004 to 2006 report is available:
- USGS/UWGB Summary of WY2004-2006. Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5111. Hydrology, phosphorus, and suspended solids in five agricultural streams in the Lower Fox River and Green Bay Watersheds, Wisconsin, Water Years 2004–06: Grayczyk, D.J., Robertson, D.M., Baumgart, P.D., and Fermanich, K.J., 2012.
- Weather, Radar (1, 2) and Climate Data (GBay, example of NOAA NCEI hourly data)
- Presentations Given by the LFRWMP Team
Project Funding Footnotes
1. funded jointly by the LFRWMP, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the USGS
2. funded jointly by the LFRWMP, Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District (NEW Water) and the USGS
3. funded jointly by the LFRWMP and the USGS through an EPA GLRI grant administered by the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance
4. funded jointly by the LFRWMP and NEW Water through an EPA GLRI grant administered by NEW Water