Water-Quality Assessment of Part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin--Review of selected literature: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4149
By Andrews, W.J., Fallon, J.D., Kroening, S.E., Lee, K.E., and Stark, J.R.
Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey began full-scale implementation of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program in 1991. The purposes of NAWQA are to describe the status and trends in the quality of the Nation's water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and to dtermine factors affecting water quality at local, regional, and national scales. The Upper Mississippi River (UMIS) NAWQA study unit, which includes all of the surface drainage of the Mississippi River Basin upstream from Lake Pepin, encompasses 47,000 square miles. The study characterizes the geographic and seasonal distribution of water quality and aquatic biota in relation to anthropogenic activities and natural features. The initial phase of the UMIS study, during 1994-1999, is focused on an area in Minnesota and Wisconsin that includes the seven-county Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) metropolitan area. This report summarizes selected sources of information that are being used to aid in understanding water-quality issues and
precesses that form the basis of the sampling design for the study. This literature review includes sources of information about surface- and ground-water hydrology, water quality, and Aquatic Biology and ecology.
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