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Gerald Goddard

Hydrologic Technician
Collateral Duty Safety Program Coordinator

Contact Information

U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3841
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: ggoddard@usgs.gov

Education

• B.B.A. in Business Administration – University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973

Areas of Expertise

• Surface-water hydrology, streamflow and water quality monitoring
• Lake water quality monitoring
• Streamflow records computation, water-quality load computations
• Hydrologic equipment installations

Current Projects

• Lake water-quality monitoring
• Assessment of the Water Quality, Hydrology, and Biology of Delavan Lake
• Assessment of the Water Quality, Hydrology, and Biology of Geneva Lake
• Green Lake water quality monitoring

Selected Publications

USGS Series publications

Wisconsin Water Science Center Lake-Studies Team: Rose, W. J.; Garn, H. S.; Goddard, G. L.; Marsh, S. B.; Olson, D. L.; Robertson, D. M., 2008, Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes, Water Year 2007: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1182, 204 p.

Rose, W. J., Garn, H. S., Goddard, G. L., Marsh, S. B., Olson, D. L., Robertson, D. M., 2007, Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes, Water Year 2006, 186 p., USGS Open-File Report 2007-1173

Rose, W. J., Garn, H. S., Goddard, G. L., Marsh, S. B., Olson, D. L., Robertson, D. M., 2006, Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes, Water Year 2005, USGS Open-File Report 2006-1080

H.S. Garn, D.M Robertson, W.J. Rose, G.L. Goddard, and J.S. Horwatich, 2006, Water Quality, Hydrology, and Response to Changes in Phosphorus Loading of Nagawicka Lake, a Calcareous Lake in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5273, 53 p. - HTML - PDF

Robertson, D.M., Goddard, G.L., Mergener, E.A., Rose, W.J., and Garrison, P.J., 2002, Hydrology and water quality of Geneva Lake, Walworth County, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02–4039, 73 p. DJVU - HTML

Elder, J.F., Manion, B.J., and Goddard, G.L., 1997, Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97–4272, 14 p. DJVU

Goddard, G.L., and Elder, J.F., 1997, Retention of sediments and nutrients in Jackson Creek wetland near Delavan Lake, Wisconsin, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97–4014, 22 p. DJVU

Elder, J.F., and Goddard, G.L., 1996, Sediment and nutrient trapping efficiency of a constructed wetland near Delavan Lake, Wisconsin, 1993–1995: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 232–96, 4 p. HTML - PDF

Robertson, D.M., Field, S.J., Elder, J.F., Goddard, G.L., and James, W.F., 1996, Phosphorus dynamics in Delavan Lake Inlet, southeastern Wisconsin, 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96–4160, 18 p. DJVU

Goddard, Gerald L., and Field, Stephen J., 1994, Hydrology and water quality of Whitewater and Rice Lakes in southeastern Wisconsin, 1990–91: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94–4101, 36 p. DJVU

Krug, W.R., and Goddard, G.L., 1986, Effects of urbanization on streamflow, sediment loads, and channel morphology in Pheasant Branch basin near Middleton, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85–4068, 82 p. DJVU - DJVU plate

Grant, R.S., and Goddard, G., 1980, Channel erosion and sediment transport in Pheasant Branch basin near Middleton, Wisconsin, a preliminary report: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 80–161, 19 p. DJVU

Goddard, G. L., Multiple cross-section plotting program: WRD Bulletin, July-December 1980, pp 45-47

Grant, R.S., and Goddard, Gerald, 1979, Urban storm-runoff modeling—Madison, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 79–1273, 20 p. DJVU

Journal articles, reports, and other publications

Robertson, D.M., Goddard, G.L., Helsel, D.R., and MacKinnon, K.L., 2000, Rehabilitation of Delavan Lake, Wisconsin: Lake and Reservoir Management, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 155–176.

Robertson, D.M., Elder, J.F., Goddard, G.L., and James, W.F., 1998, Dynamics in phosphorus retention in wetlands upstream of Delavan Lake, Wisconsin, Lakes and Reservoir Management: Vol. 14(4), p. 466-477.

Skinner, J. V., Beverage, J. P., and Goddard, G. L., 1985, Continuous measurement of suspended-sediment concentration:  Sedimentation Committee, Water Resources Conference, Proceedings, Fourth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, 11 p.