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Wisconsin Real-Time Water Quality

Total suspended solids

Overview

Total suspended solids (TSS) includes both sediment and organic material suspended in water, unlike suspended sediment concentration measurements that only include inorganic material. TSS can cause problems for fish by clogging gills and for aquatic plants by limiting growth because of reduced light penetration. In addition, TSS provides a medium for the accumulation and transport of other constituents such as phosphorus and bacteria.

Stations That Measure or Compute Continuous Total suspended solids

Click a station to view measurements of total suspended solids.

Station Name Station Identifier
Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, WI 04087030
Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, WI 04087050
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI 04087088
Honey Creek at Wauwatosa, WI 04087119
Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI 04087120
Menomonee River at 16th Street at Milwaukee, WI 04087142

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