Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program

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 TSS¹ 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

1. Suspended solids concentrations (SSC) analyzed instead of TSS at Mahon and Wequiock UWGB stations, and East River at CTH ZZ USGS station (Plum Creek USGS station only after WY2021). The term TSS is used to represent SSC at these sites for purposes of simplicity, because the concentrations are nearly the same in local streams which have low proportions of large suspended particles.

• See AGL Water Monitoring Coordination Report-Appendix A for more details and analysis

WY2004-21 Annual

Watershed Yields, Flow-weighted Concentrations and Sample Concentrations

• Annual Yields of discharge, TSS, total and dissolved phosphorus (Tables  Charts w/o Weq,  Ash-Grant, Dutchman)
• Annual Flow-Weighted Concentrations of TSS, total and dissolved phosphorus (Tables | Plots)
• Sample Concentrations (Box Plots | Tables) under Low, Event and All Flow conditions (excluding Wequiock creek)
  • Manual sample Log Sheets; Sampling Work Matrix; Event Sample Protocol

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)
  • Ashwaubenon Creek, Grant St (2019-present; funded by NEW Water & USGS) - Sample LOG
• Dutchman Creek, Cyrus (2019 to present; funded by NEW Water and USGS) - Sample LOG
  • Dutchman Creek, Hansen (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

• Plum West Creek (2013 to 2021, funded by UWGB, USGS, FWWA EPA grant) - Plum Watershed Report
  • Aerial Photo of Plum, Plum West and constructed wetland station locations
• Duck Creek¹(1988-2018; LFRWMP water quality/loads: 2004-2008)
• Baird Creek (2004-2014 LFRWMP historical data available, funded by UWGB and USGS)
• East River² (2004-2007 historical data available)
• Apple Creek (2004-2006 LFRWMP historical data available, funded by UWGB and USGS)
• Bower; Bower Rain #1; Rain #2; (USGS & WDNR BMP evaluation station, serviced by LFRWMP)

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
  • Heart of the Valley (HOV) stations: East Filter, West Filter, Surface Inlet (LOG); Tile Inlet (LOG); Pond Outlet (LOG); Overview (link); Camera (page); Filter Study Forms
  • LAMERS stations: Surface Inlet (LOG); Tile Inlet (LOG); Sediment Basin Outlet; Pond Outlet(LOG)     inactive
• 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

• Upper East River - #1-Field (stage LOG flow LOG); #2-Field (LOG); #3-Field (LOG); #3-Field-tile (LOG);
• Wrightstown Paired: #4-field (LOG); #5-Field (LOG)

DISCOVERY Farms Tile Sites

near St. Nazianz; Algoma; Pulcifer

Upper Fox Stations

• Fond du Lac River, Montello River, Waukau Creek near Omro (USGS & WDNR) - Oct. 2007 and early 2008 to Fall 2011)
• Fox River at Berlin, Fox River at Princeton (USGS)
• Green Lake Sites: Silver Cr. at Koro Rd, Silver Cr. at Spaulding Rd., Green Lake Inlet at CTH A - Silver Creek , Green Lake outlet - Puchyan River, White Creek Roy Creek (USGS, Green Lake Sanitary District, others)

Selected Wolf River Stations

(USGS, ACOE, others)

• Wolf River at New London, Little Wolf River at Royalton, Embarrass River, Waupaca River near Waupaca ; - Flood Info: Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (NE Wisconsin)

Other USGS Stations

• Fox River near Mouth (GBMSD & USGS), Other Wisconsin USGS Monitoring Sites

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