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Bedrock geology

Bedrock geology of Dane County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Dane county Description: Investigation of the nature and distribution of geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: Bruce A. Brown

Bedrock geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Fond du Lac county Description: Field investigation of the nature and distribution of rock units at the buried bedrock surface
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-23: Preliminary Paleozoic geologic map of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Contact: William G. Batten

Bedrock geology of Iowa County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Iowa county Description: Field investigation of the nature and distribution of geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: William G. Batten

Bedrock geology of the Fox River Lowland: Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Outagamie county Description: Investigation of the nature and distribution of geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2005-02: Preliminary bedrock geologic map of Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Contact: Bruce A. Brown

Bedrock geology of the Fox River Lowland: Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Winnebago county Description: Investigation of the nature and distribution of geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-24: Preliminary bedrock geologic map of Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Contact: Bruce A. Brown

Bedrock geology of Brown County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin map showing location of Brown CountyDescription: Field investigation of the nature and distribution of geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: Thomas J. Evans

Bedrock geology of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin map showing location of Brown CountyDescription: Field investigation of the nature and distribution of geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: Patrick I. McLaughlin

Quaternary geology 

Pleistocene geology of Columbia, Green Lake, and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Columbia county Description: Investigation of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: Thomas S. Hooyer

Pleistocene geology of Door County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Door county Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product:
WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-21: Preliminary Quaternary geologic map of Door County, Wisconsin
Contact: Eric C. Carson

Pleistocene geology of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Kewaunee county Description: Investigation of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-10: Preliminary Pleistocene geologic map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Contact: John W. Attig

Quaternary geology of Manitowoc and Calumet Counties, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Manitowoc and Calumet counties Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-09: Preliminary Quaternary geologic map of Calumet and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin
Contact: David M. Mickelson

Quaternary geology of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Racine and Kenosha counties Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: David M. Mickelson

Quaternary geology of St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of St. Croix county Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-22: Preliminary Quaternary geologic map of St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Contact: David M. Mickelson

Quaternary geology of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Sheboygan county Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: David M. Mickelson

Pleistocene geology of Walworth County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Walworth county Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Completed product: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-08: Preliminary Pleistocene geologic map of Walworth County, Wisconsin
Contact: Nelson R. Ham

Pleistocene geology of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Waupaca county Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: William N. Mode

Quaternary geology of Grant County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Grant countyDescription: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: Eric C. Carson

Quaternary geology of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Iowa countyDescription: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:100,000) and cross sections
Contact: Thomas S. Hooyer

Regional (bedrock/Quaternary)

Bedrock geology of southeast Wisconsin: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Walworth, Waukesha, and Washington Counties, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of southeastern project Description: Description of the nature and distribution of bedrock geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map and cross sections; depth to bedrock map; elevation of the bedrock surface map (scale 1:100,000)
Completed products: WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-11: Preliminary bedrock geology of Walworth County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-12: Preliminary bedrock geology of Racine County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-13: Preliminary bedrock geology of Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-14. Preliminary bedrock geology of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-15. Preliminary bedrock geology of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-16. Preliminary bedrock geology of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-17. Preliminary bedrock geology of Washington County, Wisconsin. Each report consists of three maps: Preliminary bedrock geologic map; Preliminary bedrock topography map; Preliminary depth to bedrock map. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-18. Preliminary bedrock geologic map of Walworth, Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-19. Preliminary bedrock topography map of Walworth, Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-20. Preliminary depth to bedrock map of Walworth, Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties.
Contact: Thomas J. Evans

Characterizing porosities and permeabilities of midcontinent rift sediments for CO2 sequestration potential
Contact: David J. Hart

Quaternary geology of the Fox River Lowland, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing location of Fox River lowlands Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of the surficial geology and history of the glacial Lake Oshkosh basin
Anticipated products: Report and three geologic maps (scale 1:100,000); journal article
Completed products: WGNHS Open-File Report 2005-03: Preliminary Quaternary geologic map of the southern Fox River lowland, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2005-01: Preliminary Pleistocene geologic map of Winnebago County, Wisconsin. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-04: Preliminary Pleistocene geologic map of the central Fox River lowland. WGNHS Open-File Report 2004-03: General geology and natural resources of Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Field trip guide book. WGNHS Open-File Report 2007-05: Preliminary Quaternary geologic map of the northern Fox River lowland, Wisconsin.
Contact: Thomas S. Hooyer

Quaternary geology of northeastern Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing the area of research in the northeast Description: Field investigations of the nature and distribution of surficial geologic units
Anticipated products: Report and geologic map (scale 1:250,000), including new mapping of Oneida and Marinette Counties
Contact: John W. Attig

Statewide (bedrock/Quaternary)

Wisconsin bedrock elevation map and database
Description: Digital compilation of bedrock elevation data in Wisconsin
Anticipated products: State map (1:500,000) showing interpreted contour
lines depicting bedrock elevation with description of special features of
the bedrock surface and their origin; database of bedrock elevation data
describing source of information, location and relative accuracy of data
points, and other data attributes.
Contact: William G. Batten

Wisconsin nonmetallic mineral resources and comprehensive planning
Description: Description of nonmetallic mineral resources and their consideration in land-use planning
Anticipated product: Report
Contact: Bruce A. Brown

Wisconsin mines, pits, and quarries
Description: Database of active and inactive mineral extraction sites
Anticipated product: Interactive database developed in cooperation with Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Contact: Bruce A. Brown

Geothermal data collection, development, and maintenance for Wisconsin
Contact: David J. Hart

Chronology of glaciation, Baraboo Hills, Wisconsin
Contact: John W. Attig

Quaternary lithostratigraphy of Wisconsin
Contact: Kent M. Syverson

Optical dating of glacial events in Wisconsin
Contact: John W. Attig

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