{"id":401,"date":"2026-05-21T17:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:33:20","slug":"reports-and-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/reports-and-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports and Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17743622596454382\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Looking for a report, publication, or archived materials?  <\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\"><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-111257-e1765991781411.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtabs blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"vtab-intro\" style=\"text-align:center\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Center for Watershed Science and Education Reports and Publications<\/h2><div class=\"acc-intro-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\">View Reports and Publications<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vtab-thetabs\"><div class=\"accentlinetop\" role=\"none\"><\/div><div class=\"vtab-nav\"><\/div><div class=\"vtab-content\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"reports\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"reportsujumf\">Reports\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"reportsdpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>Reports<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>The following Center for Watershed Science and Education reports can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/reports\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>An Evaluation of Past and Present Water Quality Conditions in Rinehart Lake, Portage Co., WI<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An Evaluation of the Impacts Septic Systems have on the Groundwater and Surface Water Quality of Minocqua Lake, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An Evaluation of Water Quality Characteristics in Stratton Lake, Waupaca Co., WI<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assessment of Shallow Groundwater Flow and Chemistry and Interstitial Water, Sediment, Aquatic Macrophyte Chemistry for Tri Lakes, Adams County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Column Leaching Study of Six Pesticides, Nitrate, and Chloride through Four Wisconsin Soils<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Design and Optimization of Two Reciruclating Sand Filters for the Removal of Nitrogen and Organic Chemicals from Domestic Wastewater<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Developing Community-Based Lake Management Plans for 30 Lakes in Portage County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Does Management Intensive Grazing Protect Groundwater Quality by Denitrification<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Effects of Barnyard Management Practices on Groundwater Quality in the Central Sands of Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Green County Well Water Monitoring 5-Year Summary<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Groundwater Pollutant Transfer and Export from a Northern Mississippi Valley Loess Hills Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Impact of Ginseng Production on Groundwater Quality<br>Lac Du Flambeau Natural Resources Department Water Quality<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Baseline Sampling in Watersheds Potentially Impacted by Mining Activity<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Legend Lake Menominee Reservation and County, WI Diagnostic Feasibility Study<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Microbial Contaminants in Groundwater from On-Site Waste Disposal \u2013 A Literature Review<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Nitrate and Pesticide Residue Penetration into a Wisconsin Central Sand Plain Aquifer<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Nitrate and Pesticide Residue Penetration into Aquifers \u2013 The Springfield Corners Profile<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Nutrient and Water Budget Modeling of the Petenwell Flowage Adams, Juneau, and Wood Counties Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Strategies for Reducing Fish Kills in the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Subdivision Impacts on Groundwater Quality<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Water Quality Assessment of the Plover River Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Watershed Management Plan for Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"centereducationandoutreachmaterials\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"centereducationandoutreachmaterialsujumf\">Center Education and Outreach Materials\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"centereducationandoutreachmaterialsdpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>Education and Outreach Materials<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>The following Center for Watershed Science and Education materials can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/education%20center%20and%20outreach\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>A CE-QUAL-W2 Model<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A Survey of Baseflow Discharges<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Algal and Water Quality Assessment<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An Evaluation of Past and Present Water Quality Conditions<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An Introduction to Groundwater in St. Croix County<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Appendix A \u2013 Portage County Lake Management Menu<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Aquatic Macrophyte Survey of the St. Croix-Gordon Flowage<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Aquatic Plant Management Plan<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Aquatic Plant Survey of Lower Rib River and Lake Wausau<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assessment of Groundwater Chemistry, Peppermill Lake<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assessment of Water Quality, Sediment, Easton Lake<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Bettering the Branch<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Choosing Management Strategies for Portage County Lakes<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Conference Proceedings \u2013 Nitrate in Wisconsin\u2019s Groundwater<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Contaminant Source Assessment and Management Wellhead Protection Area<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Creating regional watershed-based groundwater, Upper St Croix \u2013 Eau Claire Rivers Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Dodge County Groundwater \u2013 A Community Resource<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Evaluating Chemical Tracers in Suburban Groundwater<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Fond Du Lac County Groundwater \u2013 A Community Resource<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Groundwater in Iowa County \u2013 A Citizen\u2019s Guide<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Groundwater Pumping Effects Wisconsin Central Sands<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Information Support for Groundwater Management in the Wisconsin Central Sands, 2009-2011<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Information Support for Groundwater Management in the Wisconsin Central Sands, 2011-2013<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Information Support for Groundwater Management in the Wisconsin Central Sands, 2013-2015<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Integrative Monitoring Wisconsin Central Sand Plain<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Investigation of Nitrate in Groundwater Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Knowledge Development for Groundwater Withdrawal Management<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Mead Lake Watershed Sediment and Nutrient Export Modeling<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Mirror and Shadow Lakes, Waupaca, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Monitoring Environmental Effects at an Established Phytoremediation Site<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Monitoring the Effectiveness of Phytoremediation<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Operational Strategy and Plan for Surface Water Management and Protection<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Phosphorus Loading Model for Lake Eau Claire and Lake Altoona<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Port Edwards Groundwater Priority Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Portage County Well Water Quality \u2013 2017<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Preserving Willow Creek as a Coastal Resource<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Selection and Evaluation of Chemical Indicators for Waste Stream Identification<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Shoreland Assessment of Shell Lake Washburn County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Spirit Reservoir Water Quality Assessment Northern Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Stratton Lake Well Water Testing Summary<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Water Quality in the Schoenick Creek Watershed and Long and Schoenick Lakes<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Watershed Assessment of Shawano Lake, Shawano County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"interpretiveguides\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"interpretiveguidesujumf\">Interpretive Guides\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"interpretiveguidesdpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>Archival Interpretive Guides<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>The following Center for Watershed Science and Education materials can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/interpretive%20guides\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Interpreting the results of your diaminochlorotriazine screen, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Interpreting Well Water Quality Results&#8211;Homeowner, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Interpreting Well Water Quality Results&#8211;Metals, 2020<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"lakemanagementplans\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"lakemanagementplansujumf\">Lake Management Plans\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"lakemanagementplansdpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>Lake Management Plans<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>Center for Watershed Science and Education Lake Management Plans can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/lake%20management%20plans\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"nationalparkservice\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"nationalparkserviceujumf\">National Park Service\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"nationalparkservicedpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>National Park Service<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>The following Center for Watershed Science and Education National Park Service reports can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/national%20park%20service\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wisconsin)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions \u2013 Isle Royale National Park<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions in and Adjacent to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Michigan)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Natural Resource Condition Assessment \u2013 Grant Portage National Monument<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Natural Resource Condition Assessment \u2013 Mississippi National River and Recreation Area<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Natural Resource Condition Assessment \u2013 St. Croix National Scenic Riverway<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Natural Resource Condition Assessment \u2013 Voyageurs National Park<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"theses\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"thesesujumf\">Theses\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"thesesdpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>Theses<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>The following Center for Watershed Science and Education graduate theses can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/theses\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Agricultural Chemicals, Land Use, and Their Impacts on Stream and Groundwater Quality in the Little Plover River Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An Evaluation of Conventional Septic Systems and Their Impact on Groundwater Quality in the Central Wisconsin Sand Plain<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An Evaluation of the Nitrate-Nitrogen Loading to Groundwater from Two Unsewered Subdivisions near Stevens Point, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Application of the Universal Soil Loss Equation to the Big Eau Pleine Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Color in the Upper Wisconsin River \u2013 Sources and Effects on Primary Production<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Computer Modeling Snow Relationships in the Big Eau Pleine Watershed, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Developing and Testing a Method for the Analysis of Chemical Human Waste Markers in Groundwater and Identifying Sources of Nitrate Contamination<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Development and Evaluation of an Optimum Nitrogen-Based Manure Application Rate for Corn Production and Groundwater Protection<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Estimating Degradation Rates for Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Activated Sludge with Low and High Solids Retention Times<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Evaluation of the Effect of Stormwater Disposal on Groundwater Quality<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Evaluation of Urban Runoff Infiltration and Impact to Groundwater Quality in Park Ridge, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Groundwater and Surface Water Quality in the Little Plover River Basin, Portage County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Identifying Potential Runoff Contributing Areas in a Glaciated Landscape using a GIS-Based Model<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Lake Tomah Priority Watershed Water Quality Evaluation, Tomah, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Linking Field-Scale Phosphorus Export to a Watershed-Scale Model<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Long-term BOD Analysis of the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, Wisconsin, As Related to BOD Source<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Oxygen Depletion Investigations of Legend Lake, Menominee County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Phosphorus Release from Sediments in Shawano Lake, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Precipitation and Pumping Effects on Groundwater Levels in Central Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Primary Production of the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quantifying the Effectiveness of Public Meetings to Generate Public Participation in Watershed Management<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Relationships between Private Well Water, Stream Base Flow Water, and Land Use in the Tomorrow-Waupaca River Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Relationships of Aquatic Macrophytes to Sediment and Groundwater Characteristics in McDill Pond \u2013 Implications for Lake Management<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Release of Sediment P in Mill Creek of Portage and Wood Counties, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Sediment Oxygen Demand of the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, Marathon County, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The Role of the Residential Shoreland Lawn as a Hydrologic Connection Between Downspout and Lake<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Urban Impacts on Groundwater Quality and Flow Characteristics in Schmeeckle Reserve<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Water and Nutrient Budgets and Phosphorus Models for the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-vtab-thetab\" id=\"trainingmanuals\"><div class=\"vtab-tabtitle\" id=\"trainingmanualsujumf\">Training Manuals\u00a0<i class=\"fa-solid fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vtab-tabcontent\" id=\"trainingmanualsdpoufou\">\n\n<div class=\"vtab-content-column bgpurple\"><h2>Training Manuals<\/h2><div>\n\n<p>The following Center for Watershed Science and Education training manuals can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm17556.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/uwspseries477\/search\/searchterm\/training%20manuals\/field\/subjec\/mode\/exact\/conn\/and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWSP archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Training Manual for the Marsh McBirney 2000 Flow Meter<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Training Manual for the OTT MF Pro Flow Meter<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please contact us if you can&#8217;t find what you are 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