Signs of Climate Change– A Wild Ride of Water Levels

Clean Water Act

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The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States that governs water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the symbolic goals of eliminating high amounts of toxic substances from being released into the water, eliminating...
Milwaukee Bridge History

Milwaukee Bridge History

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Drive, bike, or walk around the City of Milwaukee long enough and you will soon encounter one of our local rivers: the Menomonee, Milwaukee, or Kinnickinnic. However, navigating around the city and over these natural features requires innovative bridges that serve pedestrian, vehicular, and river traffic.

Signs of Climate Change– A Wild Ride of Water Levels

Milwaukee’s Deep Tunnel System

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The Deep Tunnel System consisted of over 17 miles of Deep Tunnels that were dug 300 feet underground for the purpose of trapping sewer overflows. MMSD felt that this would be the best solution to overflow problems because it would store excess wastewater until it...
Signs of Climate Change– A Wild Ride of Water Levels

Types of Fish in the Milwaukee River Basin

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AMERICAN EEL BLACK BULLHEAD BLACK CRAPPIE BLACKNOSE DACE BLUEGILL BLUNTNOSE MINNOW BROOK STICKLEBACK BROWN TROUT BULLHEADS CENTRAL MUDMINNOW CENTRAL STONEROLLER CHANNEL CATFISH CHINOOK SALMON COHO SALMON COMMON CARP COMMON CARP X GOLDFISH COMMON SHINER CREEK CHUB...
Signs of Climate Change– A Wild Ride of Water Levels

What’s a River Basin? What’s a Watershed?

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A river basin is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by many streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into the Milwaukee River.