In this August 2019 talk for Wednesday Nite @ The Lab (WN@TL), WGNHS hydrogeologist Dave Hart explained how he and his team used canoes outfitted with an array of sensors to record vast amounts of …
hydrogeology
Big Data from Small Streams (and Small Lakes—the 2018 Update)
Dave Hart, a WGNHS hydrogeologist, is designing and implementing a project that is challenging ideas about how much data is enough data. Dave collects data and uses models to understand Wisconsin’s water quantity and quality …
Groundwater, Wetlands, and Geology: The Invisible Links
Why do wetlands occur where they do? Where does their water come from? How are they connected to the groundwater systems around them? In this April 2018 talk for Wednesday Nite @ The Lab (WN@TL), …
Little Plover River Groundwater Model
In Wisconsin’s Central Sands, stretches of the Little Plover River have gone dry in past years. Some people have blamed high-capacity wells, while others cite changing land use, climate change, or natural weather patterns. To evaluate the …
Dane County groundwater model
The 2016 Groundwater Flow Model for Dane County, Wisconsin, is a decision-support tool that can be used to site new wells, develop wellhead protection plans, evaluate the effects of changing land use and climate on groundwater, and …