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Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5084

In cooperation with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Water-Quality Characteristics for Selected Sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, Wisconsin, February 2004–September 2005

By Judith C. Thomas, Michelle A. Lutz, Jennifer L. Bruce, David J. Graczyk, Kevin D. Richards, David P. Krabbenhoft, Stephen M. Westenbroek, Barbara C. Scudder, Daniel J. Sullivan, and Amanda H. Bell

This report is available for download as a PDF (15,526 KB).
Appendixes

Appendix 6. Hydrologic conditions during Phase II of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Corridor Study.

Appendix 6A. Water-discharge hydrographs for water years 2004–2005 at the 12 Phase II stream sites with gages in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) planning area. Period of record annual mean does not include data from the 2004 and 2005 water years.

Figure 6-1. Milwaukee River near Cedarburg.

Figure 6-1. Milwaukee River near Cedarburg.

Figure 6-2. Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-2. Lincoln Creek at 47th Street at Milwaukee. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-3. Milwaukee River at Milwaukee.

Figure 6-3. Milwaukee River at Milwaukee.

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Figure 6-4. Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls.

Figure 6-4. Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls.

Figure 6-5. Little Menomonee River at Milwaukee. Prior to the addition of a gage at this site in April of 2004, current-meter discharge measurements were made during water-quality sampling. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-5. Little Menomonee River at Milwaukee. Prior to the addition of a gage at this site in April of 2004, current-meter discharge measurements were made during water-quality sampling. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-6. Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa.

Figure 6-6. Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa.

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Figure 6-7. Honey Creek at Wauwatosa. Prior to the addition of a gage at this site in April of 2004, current-meter discharge measurements were made during water-quality sampling. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-7. Honey Creek at Wauwatosa. Prior to the addition of a gage at this site in April of 2004, current-meter discharge measurements were made during water-quality sampling. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-8. Menomonee River at Wauwatosa.

Figure 6-8. Menomonee River at Wauwatosa.

Figure 6-9. Kinnickinnic River at S. 11th Street at Milwaukee.

Figure 6-9. Kinnickinnic River at S. 11th Street at Milwaukee.

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Figure 6-10. Oak Creek at South Milwaukee.

Figure 6-10. Oak Creek at South Milwaukee.

Figure 6-11. Root River at Grange Avenue at Greenfield. Prior to the addition of a gage at this site in April of 2004, current-meter discharge measurements were made during water-quality sampling. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-11. Root River at Grange Avenue at Greenfield. Prior to the addition of a gage at this site in April of 2004, current-meter discharge measurements were made during water-quality sampling. A period of record annual mean is not provided for this site because it has less than 20 years of hydrologic data.

Figure 6-12. Root River near Franklin.

Figure 6-12. Root River near Franklin.

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Appendix 6B. Monthly runoff spanning more than 20 years for the eight Phase II stream sites with records in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) planning area, Wis. Long-term means for runoff do not include data from the 2004 and 2005 water years.

Figure 6-13. Monthly runoff, in inches, for water years 2004 and 2005 and for the period of record.

Figure 6-13. Monthly runoff, in inches, for water years 2004 and 2005 and for the period of record.

Figure 6-13. Monthly runoff, in inches, for water years 2004 and 2005 and for the period of record—Continued.

Figure 6-13. Monthly runoff, in inches, for water years 2004 and 2005 and for the period of record—Continued.

Figure 6-13. Monthly runoff, in inches, for water years 2004 and 2005 and for the period of record—Continued

Figure 6-13. Monthly runoff, in inches, for water years 2004 and 2005 and for the period of record—Continued

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Appendix 6C. Monthly discharge and runoff statistics for eight Phase II stream sites in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) planning area, for the period of record and water years 2004 and 2005. Long-term means for discharge and runoff do not include data from the 2004 and 2005 water years.

[WY, water year; mi2, square mile]

Month
Discharge (cubic feet per second)
Runoff (inches)
Percent difference of discharge
and runoff from long-term mean
Long-term mean
WY 2004 mean
WY 2005 mean
Long-term mean
WY 2004 mean
WY 2005 mean
WY 2004
WY 2005
Milwaukee River near Cedarburg  (drainage area, 607 mi2; period of record, 1982–2003)
Oct.
296
73.7
168
0.56
0.14
0.32
-75
-43
Nov.
430
467
254
.79
.86
.47
9
-41
Dec.
350
370
390
.66
.70
.74
6
11
Jan.
249
173
323
.47
.33
.61
-31
30
Feb.
428
170
521
.73
.30
.89
-60
22
March
867
1,129
739
1.65
2.14
1.40
30
-15
April
926
645
647
1.7
1.19
1.19
-30
-30
May
513
1,986
319
.97
3.77
.61
287
-38
June
488
2,229
122
.90
4.10
.22
357
-75
July
259
548
108
.49
1.04
.20
112
-58
Aug.
213
290
68.4
.40
.55
.13
36
-68
Sept.
289
176
92.5
.53
.32
.17
-39
-68
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
442
689
311
9.89
15.45
6.96
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
   
 
 
 
 
 
56
-30
Milwaukee River at Milwaukee (drainage area, 696 mi2; period of record, 1914–2003)
Oct.
279
87.2
184
0.46
0.14
0.30
-69
-34
Nov.
348
454
286
.56
.73
.46
30
-18
Dec.
298
311
435
.49
.52
.72
4
46
Jan.
253
149
359
.42
.25
.59
-41
42
Feb.
393
150
689
.59
.23
1.03
-62
75
March
1,030
1,273
829
1.71
2.11
1.37
24
-20
April
969
757
753
1.55
1.21
1.21
-22
-22
May
518
2,597
368
.86
4.30
.61
401
-29
June
412
2,629
154
.66
4.22
.25
538
-63
July
229
618
126
.38
1.02
.21
170
-45
Aug.
210
341
83
.35
.56
.14
62
-60
Sept.
267
170
116
.43
.27
.19
-36
-57
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
433
796
363
8.45
15.57
7.08
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
 
 
 
 
 
 
84
-16
Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls (drainage area, 34.7 mi2; period of record, 1975–2003)
Oct.
19.5
2.87
5.55
0.65
0.10
0.18
-85
-72
Nov.
26.8
26.5
7.98
.86
.85
.26
-1
-70
Dec.
22.6
21.1
13.3
.75
.70
.44
-7
-41
Jan.
17.6
10.7
98.1
.58
.35
3.26
-39
457
Feb.
33.4
11.3
61.0
1.00
.35
1.83
-66
83
March
56.6
80.0
50.3
1.88
2.66
1.67
41
-11
April
63.8
50.7
37.1
2.05
1.63
1.19
-21
-42
May
34.9
207
19.8
1.16
6.88
.66
493
-43
June
32.8
80.1
4.46
1.05
2.58
.14
144
-86
July
18.7
23.7
5.15
.62
.79
.17
27
-72
Aug.
14.2
7.01
3.4
.47
.23
.11
-51
-76
Sept.
18.6
3.34
3.75
.60
.11
.12
-82
-80
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
29.8
43.9
14.8
11.65
17.22
5.79
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
 
   
 
 
 
 
47
-14
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa (drainage area, 18.2 mi2; period of record, 1975–2003)
Oct.
8.99
4.04
3.94
0.57
0.26
0.25
-55
-56
Nov.
10.9
12.1
5.64
.67
.74
.35
11
-48
Dec.
10.1
7.79
6.15
.64
.49
.39
-23
-39
Jan.
8.62
2.29
14.6
.55
.15
.93
-73
69
Feb.
13.9
4.54
14.0
.80
.27
.80
-67
1
March
22.4
21.7
14.6
1.42
1.38
.92
-3
-35
April
27.1
14.1
11.6
1.66
.86
.71
-48
-57
May
17.8
59.4
11.6
1.13
3.76
.74
234
-35
June
17.3
23.8
6.66
1.06
1.46
.41
38
-62
July
13.0
18.0
5.66
.82
1.14
.36
38
-56
Aug.
16.3
10.3
3.53
1.03
.65
.22
-37
-78
Sept.
12.9
2.94
11.4
.79
.18
.70
-77
-12
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
15.0
15.1
9.08
11.17
11.33
6.77
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
-39
Menomonee River at Wauwatosa (drainage area, 123 mi2; period of record, 1962–2003)
Oct.
64.4
21.4
24.3
0.60
0.20
0.23
-67
-62
Nov.
77.6
113
37.6
.70
1.02
.34
46
-52
Dec.
74.6
75.2
46.1
.70
.70
.43
1
-38
Jan.
57.5
20.5
110
.54
.19
1.03
-64
91
Feb.
98.6
35.4
160
.83
.31
1.36
-64
62
March
196
253
160
1.84
2.37
1.50
29
-18
April
205
149
107
1.86
1.35
.97
-27
-48
May
119
665
80.9
1.12
6.24
.76
459
-32
June
114
240
37.7
1.03
2.18
.34
111
-67
July
77.4
129
36.7
.73
1.21
.34
67
-53
Aug.
76.8
52.5
22.3
.72
.49
.21
-32
-71
Sept.
82.7
15.6
59.3
.75
.14
.54
-81
-28
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
103
148
72.9
11.43
16.41
8.05
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
 
 
   
   
   
 
44
-29
Kinnickinnic River at S. 11th Street at Milwaukee (drainage area, 18.8 mi2; period of record, 1983–2003)
Oct.
19.9
8.99
8.89
1.22
0.55
0.55
-55
-55
Nov.
23.4
27.2
13.0
1.39
1.62
.77
16
-44
Dec.
16.7
16.8
12.5
1.02
1.03
.77
1
-25
Jan.
14.7
4.46
25.9
.90
.27
1.59
-70
76
Feb.
21.3
11.0
28.7
1.18
.63
1.59
-48
35
March
23.9
39.7
16.0
1.47
2.44
.98
66
-33
April
35.1
17.2
14.2
2.08
1.02
.84
-51
-60
May
27.3
80.9
17.5
1.67
4.96
1.07
196
-36
June
30.0
41.1
13.3
1.78
2.44
.79
37
-56
July
28.3
32.8
16.1
1.74
2.01
.99
16
-43
Aug.
34.8
30.5
9.43
2.13
1.87
.58
-12
-73
Sept.
25.8
5.92
33.3
1.53
.35
1.97
-77
29
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
25.1
26.5
17.3
18.14
19.2
12.5
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
 
 
 
 
 
6
-31
Oak Creek at South Milwaukee (drainage area, 25 mi2; period of record, 1964–2003)
Oct.
12
3.22
3.64
0.55
0.15
0.17
-73
-70
Nov.
17.1
16.9
7.39
.76
.76
.33
-1
-57
Dec.
18.3
12.6
10.8
.84
.58
.50
-31
-41
Jan.
14.5
3.71
24.9
.67
.17
1.15
-74
72
Feb.
25.4
10.1
36.3
1.06
.44
1.51
-60
43
March
46.2
50.7
23.3
2.13
2.34
1.08
10
-50
April
48.8
17.1
15.2
2.18
.76
.68
-65
-69
May
26.4
103
13.5
1.22
4.77
.62
290
-49
June
23.9
34.0
5.55
1.07
1.52
.25
42
-77
July
15.5
31.0
7.34
.71
1.43
.34
100
-53
Aug.
14.3
12.4
2.95
.66
.57
.14
-13
-79
Sept.
17.6
2.53
23.0
.79
.11
1.03
-86
31
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
23.3
25.0
14.3
12.65
13.59
7.78
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
-39
Root River near Franklin (drainage area, 49.2 mi2; period of record, 1964–2003)
Oct.
23.8
6.80
7.71
0.56
0.16
0.18
-71
-68
Nov.
30.4
36.8
13.2
.69
.84
.30
21
-57
Dec.
34.3
30.2
20.2
.80
.71
.47
-12
-41
Jan.
30.9
5.76
54.2
.72
.14
1.27
-81
75
Feb.
48.1
18.0
80.3
1.02
.39
1.70
-63
67
March
89.6
98.3
52.7
2.10
2.30
1.24
10
-41
April
88.5
34.9
34.0
2.01
.79
.77
-61
-62
May
47.6
171
24.9
1.12
4.01
.58
259
-48
June
45.8
71.4
12.2
1.04
1.62
.28
56
-73
July
27.8
58.0
11.2
.65
1.36
.26
109
-60
Aug.
26.2
27.1
4.40
.61
.64
.10
3
-83
Sept.
31.5
4.56
31.5
.71
.10
.71
-86
0
Annual mean discharge
and annual runoff
43.6
47.2
28.5
12.05
13.05
7.07
 
 
Percent difference
from long-term annual mean
  
 
 
 
 
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