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News Release 17-105
A fresh look at fresh water: Researchers create a 50,000-lake database
Provides information on lakes in 17 U.S. Northeastern and upper Midwestern states
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![Scientists have developed a database on U.S. Northeast and Midwest lakes like Monona in Wisc.](/news/mmg/media/images/wisconsin1_f.jpg)
Scientists have developed a database on U.S. Northeast and Midwest lakes like Monona in Wisc.
Credit: NSF LTER Network
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![Citizen volunteers have been trained to measure water clarity with a Secchi disk and view tube.](/news/mmg/media/images/wisconsin4_f.jpg)
Citizen volunteers have been trained to measure water clarity with a Secchi disk and view tube.
Credit: URI Watershed Watch Program
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![Scientists filter water samples to analyze the water for dissolved elements.](/news/mmg/media/images/wisconsin6_f.jpg)
Scientists filter water samples to analyze the water for dissolved elements.
Credit: URI Watershed Watch Program
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![Citizen volunteers collect lake water using a deep-water sampler.](/news/mmg/media/images/wisconsin5_f.jpg)
Citizen volunteers collect lake water using a deep-water sampler.
Credit: URI Watershed Watch Program
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![The number of water quality observations in the LAGOS database for lakes near Pierson, Michigan.](/news/mmg/media/images/wisconsin3_f.jpg)
The number of water quality observations in the LAGOS database for lakes near Pierson, Michigan.
Credit: USDA Farm Service NAIP
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![Researchers sample a lake in Iowa for the state's water quality monitoring program.](/news/mmg/media/images/wisconsin2_f.jpg)
Researchers sample a lake in Iowa for the state's water quality monitoring program.
Credit: Barb McBreen
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