U.S. Geological Survey 2018 <p class="p2">Wisconsin and natural resources go hand-in-hand. Tourism, which <span>generates $</span>19 billion annually and sustains about 200,000 jobs, depends on an abundance of lakes, rivers, shorelines, and woodlands for fishing, hunting, boating, and other outdoor recreation. Rivers and floodplains in the Upper Mississippi Basin, including the Mississippi River, are part of a five-State corridor that generates more <span>than $</span>300 billion annually and sustains millions of manufacturing, tourism, transportation, and agricultural jobs. Wisconsin also is a Great Lakes State with more than 800 miles of shoreline, and the fisheries of lakes Superior and Michigan <span>deliver $</span>185 million annually and provide thousands of jobs.</p> application/pdf 10.3133/fs20183004 en U.S. Geological Survey Biological and ecological science for Wisconsin—A Great Lakes and Rivers State reports