Limnology List

1 Rivers Streams, Creeks and their Landscape

http://wwwga.usgs.gov

The U.S. Geological Surveys Water Science for Schools site has some answers about rivers and the landscapes. Tells how rivers and streams begin their lives as smaller creeks, often called ",the headwaters",. These small tributaries run downhill until they merge to form bigger tributaries which continue merging to form larger rivers which flow towards the oceans.

2 Lakes and Reservoirs

http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/earthlakes.html

Information about lakes and reservoirs, from the US Geological Surveys Water Science for Schools site.

3 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography

http://aslo.org/

ASLO is a membership society that seeks to further interest and research in limnological science and has some interesting resources on-line for nonmembers.

4 Upper Mississippi River System

http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/ecosystems/dsoballe_5001293.html

The limnology and ecology of off-channel areas in the Upper Mississippi River System The Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) is not just a large channel but also a complex mosaic of side-channels.

5 Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research

http://www.erl.noaa.gov/PandP/CILER.html

Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research is a joint institute with direct responsibilities for research in fresh water.

6 Great Lake Environmental Research Laboratory

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/

GLERLs mission is to conduct integrated, interdisciplinary environmental research in support of resource management and environmental services in coastal and estuarine water, with special emphasis on the Great Lakes and their research provides Federal, State, and international decision and policy makers with scientific understanding of pathways, fates, and effects of toxicants in the Great Lakes, natural hazards such as severe waves, storm surges, and ice, ecosystems and their interactio