Wing and closing dams on the Upper Mississippi are a favorite haunt for many species of fish and favorite places for thousands of people fishing for bass and walleye. They can also be the nemesis for the novice boater who…

If you were asked the question, ‘how healthy is the Upper Mississippi River’, how would you answer it? Is the ‘health’ of the Upper Mississippi River getting better or worse? In this article, we describe the history of long term resource monitoring on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers (Upper Mississippi River System) …