Large Lakes and Rivers Forecasting Research Branch | MED

Photograph of the U.S. EPA Large Lakes Research Station building with blue sky and flags flying The U.S. EPA Large Lakes Research Station (LLRS) houses the Large Lakes and Rivers Forecasting Research Branch (LLRFRB) as well as other EPA groups, contractor and grantee groups, and the temporary offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Major projects of the LLRFRB include:

Lower Fox River modeling
Lake Michigan Mass Balance Study
Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Modeling and Monitoring
Confined Disposal Facility Biomonitoring Study
Lake Erie Eutrophication Modeling
Great Lakes Invasive Species Initiative

Publications and Reports

Work by the USFWS, supported in part by the Large Lakes Research Station, include:

Detroit River / Western Lake Erie Basin Indicator Project
Soft engineering of the Detroit River shoreline

More information about LLRS and the surrounding area:

Local weather
How to find us
The staff

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