Description
Observed water temperatures from 1980-2019 were compiled for 5,584 lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin (USA). A subset of these data were used as calibration for process-based models on some lakes (see "pball" models). The data are formatted as a single csv (comma separated values) file with attributes corresponding to the unique combination of lake identifier, time, and depth. Data came from a variety of sources, including the Water Quality Portal, the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Project, and digitized temperature records from the MN Department of Natural Resources. Upper and Lower Red Lake data were filtered out of this release.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- climate-change
- environment
- hybrid-modeling
- ia
- il
- illinois
- in
- indiana
- inlandwaters
- iowa
- mi
- michigan
- minnesota
- missouri
- mn
- mo
- modeling
- nd
- ne
- nebraska
- north-dakota
- oh
- ohio
- reservoirs
- sd
- south-dakota
- temperate-lakes
- temperature
- thermal-profiles
- united-states
- us
- usgs-5db81985e4b0b0c58b5a4c41
- water
- water-resources
- wi
- wisconsin