Information Circulars | Wisconsin Geological Survey

This publication series, information circulars (ICs), presents comprehensive reports about field and laboratory investigations and are generally intended for use by natural science professionals. Where maps and cross sections are included, PDFs are provided separately from the report.

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Information Circulars 70-75

IC75. Regional groundwater flow system between the Wolf and Fox Rivers near Green Bay, Wisconsin. 1992. W.G. Batten and K.R. Bradbury. 28 p. [4.2MB] $10.00

IC74. Variability of hydraulic conductivity in uniform sandy till, Dane County, Wisconsin. 1996. T.W. Rayne, K.R. Bradbury, and D.M. Mickelson. 19 p. [2.5MB] $5.00

IC73. Attributes of Wisconsin lake plants. 1991. S.A. Nichols and J.G. Vennie. 19 p. [1.3MB] $5.00

IC72. Groundwater flow systems and recharge in the Buena Vista Basin, Portage and Wood Counties, Wisconsin. 1992. K.R. Bradbury, J.M. Faustini, and M.W. Stoertz. 31 p. [2.4MB] $10.00

IC71. Field investigations and numerical studies of groundwater recharge through unsaturated sand: A methodology applied to central Wisconsin. 1991. M.W. Stoertz, M.P. Anderson, and K.R. Bradbury. 52 p. [2.6MB] $10.00

IC70. A computer model for calculation of groundwater paths and travel times in transient three-dimensional flows. 1992. C. Zheng, K.R. Bradbury, and M.P. Anderson. 21 p. [1.5MB] $5.00

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Information Circulars 60-69

IC69. Wisconsin lake plant database. 1990. S.A. Nichols and R. Martin. 27 p. [1.2MB] $10.00

IC68. Pleistocene geology of Wood County, Wisconsin. 1991. L. Clayton. 18 p., with map and cross sections (scale 1:100,000). [1.9MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [2.8MB]
Cross sections [1MB]

IC67. Geology of Sauk County, Wisconsin. 1990. L. Clayton and J.W. Attig. 68 p., with map and cross sections (scale 1:100,000). [5.4MB] $25.00
Map: Geology [4MB]
Cross sections [1.7MB]

IC66. Geology of Juneau County, Wisconsin. 1989. L. Clayton. 16 p., with map and cross sections (scale 1:100,000). [1.4MB] $25.00
Map: Geology [3MB]
Cross sections [1MB]

IC65. Pleistocene geology of Marathon County, Wisconsin. 1989. J.W. Attig and M.A. Muldoon. 27 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [3.9MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [5.9MB]

IC64. Hydrogeology of the Wisconsin River Valley in Marathon County, Wisconsin. 1988. E. Kendy and K.R. Bradbury. 78 p., with 3 maps (scale 1:100,000). [4.9MB] $25.00
   Map: Elevation of the base of the Wausau aquifer [1.4MB]
   Map: Elevation of the water table [1.5MB]
   Map: Attenuation potential of soils [1.6MB]

IC63. Analysis of water-level fluctuations in Wisconsin wells. 1987. G.L. Patterson, U.S. Geological Survey, and A. Zaporozec. 38 p. [1.8MB] $10.00

IC62. Pleistocene stratigraphic units of Wisconsin 1984-87. 1988. J.W. Attig, L. Clayton, and D.M. Mickelson. 61 p. [5.5MB] $10.00

IC61. Pleistocene geology of Forest County, Wisconsin. 1987. W.W. Simpkins, M.C. McCartney, and D.M. Mickelson. 22 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [3.1MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [2.8MB]

IC60. Hydrogeology of Wood County, Wisconsin. 1988. W.G. Batten, U.S. Geological Survey. 28 p., with 2 maps (scale 1:100,000). [2.7MB] $25.00
Map: Altitude of water table [9.3MB]
Map: Locations of groundwater quality sampling sites, landfills, and irrigated fields [1.4MB]

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Information Circulars 50-59

IC59. Pleistocene geology of Adams County, Wisconsin. 1987. L. Clayton. 14 p., with map and cross sections (scale 1:100,000). [1.7MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [2.5MB]
Cross sections [1.6MB]

IC58. Water resources of Langlade County, Wisconsin. 1987. W.G. Batten, U.S. Geological Survey. 28 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [3.4MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [2.3MB]

IC57. Hydrogeology and ground-water use and quality, Brown County, Wisconsin. 1986. J.T. Krohelski, U.S. Geological Survey, with a section on bedrock geology by B.A. Brown. 42 p., with 2 maps (scale 1:100,000). [5MB] $25.00
Map: Potentiometric surface of upper aquifer [1.4MB]
Map: Finite-difference grid and observation well locations [.8MB]

IC56. Pleistocene geology of Portage County, Wisconsin. 1986. L. Clayton. 19 p., with map and cross sections (scale 1:100,000). [2.2MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [3MB]
Cross sections [1.8MB]

IC55. Pleistocene geology of Barron County, Wisconsin. 1986. M.D. Johnson. 42 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [5.8MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [3.8MB]

IC52. Glacial and related deposits of Langlade County, Wisconsin. 1986. D.M. Mickelson. 30 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [3.1MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [3.7MB]

IC51. Pleistocene geology of Florence County, Wisconsin. 1986. L. Clayton. 13 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [.8MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [1.6MB]

IC50. Pleistocene geology of Vilas County, Wisconsin. 1985. J.W. Attig. 32 p., with map scale 1:100,000). [3.3MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [4.3MB]

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Information Circulars 40-49

IC49. Stage fluctuation of Wisconsin lakes. 1985. L.B. House. 84 p. [2.7MB] $10.00

IC48. Pleistocene geology Brown County. 1985. E.A. Need. 19 p., with map (scale 1:100,000). [1.2MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [3.4MB]

IC47. A subsurface study of the St. Peter Sandstone in southern and eastern Wisconsin. 1985. H. Mai and R.H. Dott, Jr. 26 p., with 2 maps (scale 1:750,000). [2.3MB] $25.00
Map: Structure contours of pre-St. Peter erosion surface [2MB]
Map: Paleogeology of pre-St. Peter surface and Thickness of St. Peter [2.2MB]

IC46. Pleistocene geology of the Superior Region, Wisconsin. 1984. L. Clayton. 40 p., with map (scale 1:250,000). [22MB] $25.00
Map: Pleistocene geology [3.8MB]

IC45. Precambrian geology of Marathon County, Wisconsin. 1983. G.L. LaBerge and P.E. Myers. 88 p., with 2 maps (scale 1:100,000). [22MB] $25.00
Map: Bedrock geology [6.1MB]
Map: Aeromagnetics [4.1MB]

IC44. Ground-water resources and geology of Dodge County, Wisconsin. 1983. R.W. Devaul, C.A. Harr, and J.J. Schiller. 34 p., with map (scale 1:125,000). [9.6MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [1.3MB]

IC43. Trends in ground-water levels in Wisconsin through 1981. 1983. R.M. Erickson and R.D. Cotter. 139 p. [5.3MB] $15.00

IC42. Directory of 1980 Wisconsin mineral producers. 1982. W.P. Scott, S.P. Osborn, and T.J. Evans. 39 p. [2.4MB] Out of print.

IC41. Ground-water quality of Rock County, Wisconsin. 1982. A. Zaporozec. 92 p., with cross sections and 2 maps (scale 1:100,000). [9.8MB] $25.00
   Cross sections [1.3MB]
   Map: Thickness of unconsolidated material [1.8MB]
   Map: Soil permeability [1.9MB]

IC40. Hydrogeology of Wisconsin wetlands. 1981. R.P. Novitzki. 30 p. [1.7MB] $10.00

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Information Circulars 30-39

IC39. Groundwater quality atlas of Wisconsin. 1981. P.A. Kammerer, Jr. 39 p. [5.2MB] $25.00

IC38. Ground-water resrouces and geology of Wahington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin. 1980. H.L. Young and W.G. Batten. 37 p., with cross sections and map (scale 1:125,000). [7.6MB] $25.00
Cross sections [.8MB]
Map: Water table [1.4MB]

IC37. Ground-water resources and geology of Columbia County, Wisconsin. 1978. C.A. Harr, L.C. Trotta, and R.G. Borman. 37 p., with map (scale 1:24,000). [5.9MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [1.5MB]

IC36. Effects of irrigation on water quality in the sand plain of central Wisconsin. 1978. S.M. Hindall. 50 p., with map (scale 1:24,000). [6.4MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [1.8MB]

IC35. Leachate attenuation in the unsaturated zone beneath three sanitary landfills in Wisconsin. 1977. R.A. Gerhardt. 93 p. [4.1MB] $10.00

IC34. Ground-water resources and geology of Walworth County, Wisconsin. 1976. R.G. Borman. 45 p., with map (scale 1:125,000). [10MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [.7MB]

IC33. Ground-water resources and geology of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. 1975. R.G. Borman and L.C. Trotta. 31 p., with map (scale 1 inch = 2 miles). [7.2MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [.9MB]

IC32. Ground-water and geology of St. Croix County, Wisconsin. 1976. R.G. Borman. 30 p., with map (scale 1:125,000). [6.1MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [1MB]

IC31. The availability of ground water for irrigation in the Rice Lake-Eau Claire Area, Wisconsin. 1975. E.A. Bell and S.M. Hindall. 65 p. [14.1MB] $10.00

IC30. A digital-computer model for estimating hydrologic changes in the aquifer system in Dane County, Wisconsin. 1975. R.S. McLeod. 40 p. [5.7MB] $10.00

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Information Circulars 20-29

IC29. Ground-water resources of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. 1975. J.B. Gonthier. 47 p., with map (scale 1:125,000). [7.4MB] $25.00
Map: Water table [1MB]

IC28. A digital-computer model for estimating drawdowns in the sandstone aquifer in Dane County, Wisconsin. 1975. R.S. McLeod. 91 p. [6.3MB] $10.00

IC27. Measurement of water movement in soil pedons above the water table. 1974. J. Bouma, F.G. Baker, and P.L.M. Veneman. 114 p. [9.5MB] $15.00

IC26. Mineral resources, mining, and land-use planning in Wisconsin. 1975. T.O. Friz. 61 p. [14.3MB] $10.00

IC25. Mineral rights in Wisconsin. 1974. T. Barkin and J. Preston. 11 p. [WITHDRAWN]

IC24. Model mineral reservation and mine zoning ordinance. 1974. J. Preston, E. Strauss, and T.O. Friz. 43 p. [1.7MB] $10.00

IC23. Mineral prospecting and mining transactions. 1975. P.E. McKeever and J. Preston. 113 p. [4MB] $15.00

IC22. Ground-water quality in Wisconsin through 1972. 1973. C.L.R. Holt, Jr. and E.L. Skinner. 148 p. [8.9MB] $15.00

IC21. Trends in ground-water levels in Wisconsin 1967-71. 1972. R.M. Erickson. 40 p. Supplement to Information Circular 9. [1.1MB] $10.00

IC20. Soil absorption of septic tank effluent. 1972. J. Bouma, W.A. Ziebell, W.G. Walker, P.G. Olcott, E. McCoy, and F.D. Hole. 235 p. [26MB] $15.00

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Information Circulars 10-19

IC19. Conodonts and biostratigraphy of the Wisconsin Paleozoic. 1971. D.L. Clark, ed. 151 p. [10MB] $15.00

IC18. Preliminary report on results of physical and chemical tests of Wisconsin silica sandstones. 1971. M.E. Ostrom. 61 p., with map (scale 1 inch = 13 miles). [2.6MB] $25.00

IC17. Field trip guidebook to the hydrogeology of the Rock-Fox River basin of southeastern Wisconsin. 1970. C.L.R. Holt, Jr., R.D. Cotter, J.H. Green, and P.G. Olcott. 47 p. [2.1MB] Out of print.

IC16. Guidebook to the Upper Mississippi Valley base metal district (third edition). A.V. Heyl, W.A. Broughton, and W.S. West. 45p. [4.2MB] $10.00

IC15. Pleistocene geology of southern Wisconsin. 1970. Field trip guide with special papers by R.F. Black, N.K. Bleuer, F.D. Hole, N.P. Lasca, and L.J. Maher, Jr. 175 p. [11.5MB] $15.00

IC14. Geology of the Baraboo District, Wisconsin: A description and field guide incorporating structural analysis of the Precambrian rocks and sedimentologic studies of the Paleozoic strata. 1970. I.W.D. Dalziel and R.H. Dott, Jr. 164 p., with cross sections, maps (scale 1:62,500), and data. With summaries: Glacial geology, R.F. Black and Plant ecology of the Baraboo Hills, J.H. Zimmerman. Out of print. [7.2MB]
   Map: Geologic map ofthe Baraboo District [3.7MB]
   Plate: Geologic cross sections of the Baraboo District [1MB]
   Map: Main phase minor structures in the Baraboo Syncline [5.4MB]
   Map: Structural map of the Baraboo Syncline [6.5MB]
   Plate: Structural data (stereoplots) for Precambrian rocks [3.4MB]
   Map: Quartzite clast sizes in the Cambrian strata [5.3MB]
   Map: Orientation of cross stratification in Cambrian and Ordovician sandstones [6.3MB]

IC13. Glacial geology of Two Creeks forest bed, Valderan type locality, and northern Kettle Moraine State Forest. 1970. R.F. Black. 40 p. [6.6MB] Out of print.

IC12. Directory of Wisconsin mineral producers, 1968. 1970. M.E. Ostrom. 67 p. [2.5MB] Out of print.

IC11. Field trip guidebook for Cambrian-Ordovician geology of western Wisconsin. 1970. M.E. Ostrom, R.A. Davis, Jr., and L.M. Cline. 131 p. With special papers: Lithologic cycles in lower paleozoic rocks of western Wisconsin, M.E. Ostrom and Lithostratigraphy of the Prairie du Chien Group, R.A. Davis, Jr. [11.7MB] $10.00

IC10. Geochemical prospecting by spring sampling in southwest Wisconsin zinc mining area. 1969. J. De Geoffroy. 28 p., with map (scale 1:125,000). [15MB] Out of print.
Map: Surface-water quality [14.5MB]

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Information Circulars 1-9

IC09. Trends in ground-water levels in Wisconsin through 1966. 1967. R.W. Devaul. 109 p. [3.5MB] $15.00

IC08. Paleozoic stratigraphic nomenclature for Wisconsin. 1967. M.E. Ostrom. 1 sheet. [.25MB] $2.50

IC07. Cambrian stratigraphy western Wisconsin. 1966. M.E. Ostrom. 79 p. [4MB] $10.00

IC06. Cambro-Ordovician stratigraphy of southwest Wisconsin. 1965. M.E. Ostrom. 57 p. [1.5MB] $10.00

IC05. A preliminary study of the distribution of saline water in the bedrock aquifers of eastern Wisconsin. 1961. R.W. Ryling. 23 p. [0.78MB] $5.00

IC04. Water levels in observation wells in Wisconsin through 1957. 1957. R.E. Audini, C.F. Berkstresser, Jr., and D.B. Knowles. 192 p. [5MB] Out of print.

IC03. Ground water in Wisconsin. 1956. W.J. Drescher. 37 p. [1.5MB] Out of print.

IC02. Uranium prospecting in Wisconsin. 1956. G.F. Hanson. 6 p. [0.7MB] Out of print.

IC01. Some effects of precipitation on ground water in Wisconsin. 1955. W.J. Drescher. 17 p. [0.7MB] Out of print.

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