Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program

Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program

Long Term Resource Monitoring

 

Mississippi River - Pool 8

River Mile 679-702.5
Updated November 17, 2021
Pool 8

Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) Pool 8 is used to describe the region of the UMRS that is impounded by Lock and Dam 8. It extends from Lock and Dam 8 located near Genoa, Wisconsin, upstream to Lock and Dam 7 located near Dresbach, Minnesota. The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center is located in this area. The Center's Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) has a field station on Pool 8, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR).

National Atlas and Seamless data server data have been moved to the National Map.

image of Pool 8

background information Aerial Photos (UMESC)

Orthoreferenced Color Infrared Images
In 2010, the EMP partnered with the USFWS to fly and acquire CIR digital aerial photography of Pools 1-13, Upper Mississippi River and Pools Alton–Marseilles, Illinois River at 8"/pixel and 16"/pixel respectively using a mapping-grade Applanix DSS439 digital aerial camera . The photography was collected at a minimum accuracy of 5-10 meters. These are the orthorectified photo mosaics for all or portions of the coverage area. The flights occurred during times of peak vegetation biomass, from August 13, 2010 through September 1, 2010. The mosaics are served as orthoreferenced JPEG2000 images.

jpg2000Metadata - 2010 Pool 8 Orthoreferenced Color Infrared Image (345 MB JPG2000)

On occasion the Center will scan and register aerial photography for special projects. As these data sets are created they're also made available through Web site. For information on how to download these data and obtain a free viewer program or the required .dll files for your GIS program, activate the help button.

MrSid Image - z15n27Metadata - 2000 Pool 8, georeferenced true color photo composite (153 MB z15n27 MrSid)
MrSid Image - z15n27MrSid Image - z15n83Metadata - 1999 Pool 7 and 8, georeferenced true color photo composite (15.8 MB z15n27 MrSid) (15.8 MB z15n83 MrSid)
MrSid Image - z15n27MrSid Image - z15n83Metadata - 1999 Pool 7 and 8, color infrared high water photo composite (7.2 MB z15n27 MrSid) (7.2 MB z15n83 MrSid)

MrSid Image - z15n27MrSid Image - z15n83Metadata - 1994 Pool 8, georeferenced true color photo composite (12.3 MB z15n27 MrSid) (12.3 MB z15n83 MrSid)

MrSid ImageMetadata - 1961 Lower Pool 8, georeferenced black and white photo composite (952 KB MrSid)
MrSid ImageMetadata - 1954 Lower Pool 8, georeferenced black and white photo composite (1.2 MB MrSid)
MrSid ImageMetadata - 1947 Lower Pool 8, georeferenced black and white photo composite (1.3 MB MrSid)

2020 Systemic Imagery

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program, through its Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) element, collected aerial imagery of the systemic Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) during the summer of 2020. The main purpose of the aerial imagery was to develop Land Cover/Land Use (LCU) spatial datasets of navigable pools (the stretch of river between locks and dams) and reaches of the UMRS

UMRR LTRM 2020 4-Band Aerial Imagery Mosaic - Mississippi River Pool 08



background information Aquatic Areas (UMESC)

The Aquatic Areas data sets were created to identify areas of similar aquatic habitats. These data are available as polygons and linears. The linear data set contains data for features too narrow to be mapped as polygons (e.g., wing dams, rip rap). For additional information, access the help button.

ArcView Shapefile - z15n83Metadata - 1989 Aquatic Areas (2.3 MB z15n83 Shape)
UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83Metadata - 1989 Linear Aquatic Areas (46 KB UNIX) (76 KB NT) (79 KB z15n27 Shape) (79 KB z15n83 Shape) The linear file contains data for features too narrow to be mapped as polygons.

background information Bathymetry (UMESC)

The Center collects bathymetric (i.e., water depth) data in selected portions of the Mississippi River. The data are provided here as high resolution raster data in ArcInfo Grid format, or a simplified shape file with ranges of depth (e.g., depth between 4 and 6 meters are lumped together). Information on how to access these data are available through the help button, and information on how these data are collected and processed are contained in the help pages.

tar UNIX ArcInfo gridPC ArcInfo GridArcView Shapefile -  z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83Metadata - 1998 Bathymetry (3.6 MB UNIX Grid) (3.6 MB PC Grid) (5.0 MB z15n27 Shape) (11.0 MB z15n83 )

background information Digital Elevation Layers

updatedLidar (Light Detection And Ranging) data are remotely sensed, high-resolution elevation data collected by airplane. The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center processed these data to create Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), 0.5 meter contour lines, and pool-wide hillshade images. A second tier of data processing has been completed for this pool. These processes include water-masking, contour-smoothing, point reclassification, where needed, and additional quality control steps. These data are a product of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) Program Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) element, as distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Quadrangle Name
DEMs
Contour
Brownsville - 24K quad lx1f3_dem.exe (85 MB) lx1f3_con.exe (212 MB)
Genoa - 24K quad lx1e2_dem.exe (41 MB) lx1e2_con.exe (107 MB)
Holmen - 24K quad lx1h3_dem.exe (5 MB) lx1h3_con.exe (3 MB)
La Crescent - 24K quad lx1g3_dem.exe (154 MB) lx1g3_con.exe (216 MB)
La Crosse - 24K quad lx1g2_dem.exe (154 MB) lx1g2_con.exe (217 MB)
Onalaska - 24K quad lx1h2_dem.exe (21 MB) lx1h2_con.exe (17 MB)
Reno - 24K quad lx1e3_dem.exe (20 MB) lx1e3_con.exe (53 MB)
Stoddard - 24K quad lx1f2_dem.exe (116 MB) lx1f2_con.exe (140 MB)
Hillshade image
First return
Last return
Navigation Pool 8 p08_hsf.exe (138 MB) Preview p08_hsl.exe (71 MB) Preview

Topobathy 

Separate Lidar and bathymetry data were collected on the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program. While many information needs can be met by using these data separately, in many cases seamless elevation data across the river and its floodplain are needed. This seamless elevation surface was generated by merging the Lidar and bathymetry data.

UMRR Pool 08 Topobathy

background information Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQ)

Digital orthophoto quadrangles (DOQ) are georeferenced images of aerial photographs that have had camera orientation and terrain displacements removed.

These data are being compressed and redistributed through this web site as a service for program partners of the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. If you require data for areas outside the Mississippi River floodplain, data sets made from photographs from a different year, or the uncompressed files, contact the EROS Data Center.

Quadrangle Name
Northwest
Southwest
Northeast
Southeast
Brownsville - 24K quad N/A N/A lx1f3ne_doq.exe (2.1 MB) lx1f3se_doq.exe (2.1 MB)
Genoa - 24K quad lx1e2nw_doq.exe (2.4 MB) lx1e2sw_doq.exe (2.2 MB) N/A N/A
Holmen - 24K quad lx1h3nw_doq.exe (2.2 MB) lx1h3sw_doq.exe (2.2 MB) lx1h3ne_doq.exe (2.1 MB) lx1h3se_doq.exe (2.4 MB)
La Crescent - 24K quad lx1g3nw_doq.exe (2.1 MB) lx1g3sw_doq.exe (2.1 MB) lx1g3ne_doq.exe (2.0 MB) lx1g3se_doq.exe (2.0 MB)
La Crosse - 24K quad lx1g2nw_doq.exe (2.1 MB) lx1g2sw_doq.exe (2.1 MB) lx1g2ne_doq.exe (1.8 MB) N/A
Onalaska - 24K quad lx1h2nw_doq.exe (2.2 MB) lx1h2sw_doq.exe (2.2 MB) lx1h2ne_doq.exe (2.2 MB) N/A
Reno - 24K quad N/A N/A lx1e3ne_doq.exe (2.3 MB) lx1e3se_doq.exe (2.2 MB)
Stoddard - 24K quad lx1f2nw_doq.exe (2.2 MB) lx1f2sw_doq.exe (2.6 MB) N/A N/A
Composite Image
DOQ
Navigation Pool 8 ArcView Shapefile -z15n83 doq_p8_z15n83.exe (27.9 MB)

background information Digital Raster Graphics (DRG)

Digital raster graphic (DRG) files are scanned and rectified images of USGS quadrangles.

These data are being compressed and redistributed through this web site as a service for program partners of the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. If you require data for additional areas, the help button access information on which files are available through this Web site, the USGS National Mapping Center in Rolla, Missouri keeps a listing of sites that distribute DRG files through the Internet, and copies of the data can be ordered from the EROS Data Center (for a duplication and distribution fee).

Quadrangle Name
Original Image
Overlapping Image
La Crosse - 100K quad lx1_drg1.exe (8.9 MB) N/A
Brownsville - 24K quad N/A lx1f3_drg2.exe (4.6 MB)
Genoa - 24K quad N/A lx1e2_drg2.exe (5.1 MB)
Holmen - 24K quad N/A lx1h3_drg2.exe (4.5 MB)
La Crescent - 24K quad N/A lx1g3_drg2.exe (6.0 MB)
La Crosse - 24K quad N/A lx1g2_drg2.exe (6.4 MB)
Onalaska - 24K quad N/A lx1h2_drg2.exe (5.2 MB)
Reno - 24K quad N/A lx1e3_drg2.exe (4.6 MB)
Stoddard - 24K quad N/A lx1f2_drg2.exe (5.5 MB)
Composite Image
100K Color
100K Gray Scale
Navigation Pool 8 drg_p8_clr100k_z15n83.exe (2.5 MB) drg_p8_bw100k_z15n83.exe (2.5 MB)

Geodatabases

Since 1989 the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center through its association with the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Programs Long Term Resource Monitoring element, has been creating land cover/use and other riverine datasets for the Upper Mississippi River System. For background information on how these data sets were created and are attributed, see the associated metadata in each geodatabase.

data_p08.gdb.exe


Land Cover/Use

Since 1989 the Upper Midwest Environmental Center through its association with the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program has been creating land cover/use data sets for the Upper Mississippi River System. For background information on how these data sets were created and are attributed, activate the help buttons. A link to a freeware GIS data viewer that can read the Shape files is also available.

UMRR LTRM 2020 LCU Mapping - Mississippi River Pool 08

XMLKMZbackground informationArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 2010/11 Land Cover/Use (16 MB z15n83 Shape)
background information
UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 2002 Land Cover/Use (23.3 MB UNIX) (23.6 MB NT) (33 MB z15n27 Shape) (40.4 MB z15n83 Shape)
XMLKMZbackground informationArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 2000 Land Cover/Use (3.0 MB z15n83 Shape)
background information
UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1998 Land Cover/Use (2.6 MB UNIX) (2.6 MB NT) (3.2 MB Shape)
background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1995 Root River LCU (356 KB UNIX) (390 KB NT) (375 KB Shape)
background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView ShapefileMetaData - 1995 Linear Root River LCU (12 KB UNIX) (42 KB NT) (40 KB Shape) The linear file contains data for features too narrow to be mapped as polygons.
background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1994 Land Cover/Use (3.4 MB UNIX) (3.8 MB NT) (2.9 MB Shape)
background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1991 Land Cover/Use(3.3 MB UNIX) (3.4 MB NT) (4.5 MB Shape)
XMLKMZbackground informationArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 1989 Land Cover/Use (7.6 MB z15n83 Shape)

background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1989 Linear Land Cover/Use (26 KB UNIX) (56 KB NT) (51 KB Shape) The linear file contains data for features too narrow to be mapped as polygons.
background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1989 Extended Land Cover/Use (6.6 MB UNIX) (6.7 MB NT) (7.6 MB Shape)
background informationUNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1989 Extended Linear Land Cover/Use (62 KB UNIX) (92 KB NT) (80 KB Shape) The linear file contains data for features too narrow to be mapped as polygons.
background information
UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1989 Land Cover/Use - Satellite Data (777 KB UNIX) (826 KB NT) (461 KB Shape)
XMLKMZbackground informationArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 1975 Land Cover/Use (18.3 MB Shape)
XMLKMZbackground informationArcView Shapefile -z15n83MetaData - 1890's Land Cover/Use (2.3 MB Shape)


background information Land/Water (UMESC)

Land/water is one of the classification attributes in the land cover/use data sets created by UMESC from aerial photography. These data are redistributed here as shape files with the boundaries of the region's 1:24,000-scale USGS quadrangles added to the data. This has been done because individuals working with ArcView have reported numerous problems if they attempt to perform a dissolve on the land cover/use data to create a land/water only shape file. Most printers cannot process the detailed land/water boundaries unless some form of a break line or lines are added.

ArcView Shapefile - z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 2002 Land/Water (9.8 MB z15n27 Shape) (11.6MB z15n83 Shape)
ArcView Shapefile - z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 2000 Land/Water (1.2 MB z15n27 Shape) (1.5 MB z15n83 Shape)

ArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1998 Land/Water (2.0 MB Shape)
ArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1994 Land/Water (2.4 MB Shape)
ArcView Shapefile - Z 15MetaData - 1991 Land/Water (2.1 MB Shape)
ArcView Shapefile - z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData 1989 Land/Water (2.1 MB z15n27 Shape) (2.1 MB z15n83 Shape)

ArcView Shapefile - z15n27ArcView Shapefile - z15n83MetaData - 1975 Land/Water (6.8 MB z15n27 Shape) (6.9 MB z15n83 Shape)

Long Term Resource Monitoring Data

The Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) is a joint program between the U.S. Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Since 1989 the LTRMP has been collecting monitoring data within 6 study reaches on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. LTRMP monitoring data are available for the following topics.


background information Map Products (UMESC)

MrSid Image - z15n27MrSid Image - z15n83Metadata - 1890's Map Plates - Georeferenced Images of Maps Produced by the Mississippi River Commission (26.1 MB z15n27 MrSid) (26.1MB z15n83 MrSid)


background information River Miles (UMESC and SAST)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers use a river mile measuring scheme to locate features on the Mississippi River. Two digital version of these data are available, one created by UMESC from stored on USGS quadrangles, and one created by the SAST project. The SAST data set differs from the UMESC data set in that some of the river mile markers were relocated by UMESC staff so they would fall within the navigation channel.

UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15Metadata - UMESC River Miles (50 KB UNIX) (80 KB NT) (44 KB Shape)
UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15Metadata - SAST River Miles (108 KB UNIX) (146 KB NT) (85 KB Shape)

background information UMRS Basin

UNIX format ASCII fileNT format ASCII fileArcView Shapefile - Z 15Metadata - 1993 Levees (359 KB Shape)

Boat Access Points

The U.S. Geological Survey's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) has created a series of maps for Mississippi River Navigation Pools 7 and 8 that show where the various boat landings and access points are located.

.pdf fileMetadata - Pool 8 Boat Access Points (11.0 MB)

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