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#1 Federal

Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie, collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 03, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Blooms of nuisance and toxic cyanobacteria, referred to as cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cHABs), occur annually in Lake Erie and pose a threat to human health, affect the quality of life,...

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#2 Federal

Abundance, biomass, and density of benthic macroinvertebrates collected from R/V Lake Guardian in Lake Michigan, Great Lakes from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-29 (NCEI Accession 0209222)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 23, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Raw data from the benthic macroinvertebrate lake wide surveys conducted in Lake Michigan in 2015. These basic benthic survey data provide the number of each taxon in each replicate sample...

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#3 Federal

Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) shell and tissue measurements collected in the Laurentian Great Lakes since 2015

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Invasive dreissenid mussels (quagga mussels, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and zebra mussels, D. polymorpha) were introduced to the Laurentian Great Lakes in the 1980’s and have since spread...

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#4 Federal

NCCOS Mapping: Collaborative Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes Basin: Data collected during cruise GL-23-01 at Madeline Island, Lake Superior from 2023-06-20 to 2023-08-04

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset includes information and environmental data collected during the GL-23-01 mapping cruise by an assortment of equipment including a drop camera, remotely operated vehicle, and a ponar...

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#5 Federal

Continuous, underwater profiles of ultraviolet (UV), PAR irradiance, and temperature observations with surface reference measurements collected from the R/V LAURENTIAN and other small boats in the Lake Huron in the Great Lakes region from 2022-05-10 to 2022-07-08 (NCEI Accession 0278926)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) samples and studies the ecosystem of the lower food web of the Laurentian Great Lakes. This collection contains continuous, underwater...

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#6 Federal

Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Great Lakes collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Blooms of nuisance and toxic cyanobacteria, referred to as cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cHABs), occur seasonally in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, and pose a threat to human health, affect the...

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#7 Federal

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from the R/V LAURENTIAN and other small boats in Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake in the Great Lakes region from 2021-05-10 to 2021-09-16 (NCEI Accession 0290558)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 01, 2024 at 12:00 AM

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) samples and studies the ecosystem of the lower food web of the Laurentian Great Lakes. This collection contains zooplankton biomass and...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 4 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:41 AM

#8 Federal

Water temperature collected at multiple depths from a mooring in central Lake Huron, Great Lakes region from 2021-05-13 to 2023-05-04 (NCEI Accession 0281714)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Vertical water temperature data were collected at multiple depths on a single mooring in the central basin of Lake Huron from May 2021 through May 2023. This mooring was located approximately 36...

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#9 Federal

Long-term vertical water temperature observations in the deepest area of Lake Michigan's southern basin

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 28, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Long-term, year-around vertical water temperature observations in the southern basin of Lake Michigan from a fixed mooring. Observations were collected from the deepest location in the southern...

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#10 Federal

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from R/V LAURENTIAN and R/V LAKE GUARDIAN in Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2005-05-11 to 2007-09-20 (NCEI Accession 0265115)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: October 26, 2022 at 12:00 AM

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) samples and studies the ecosystem of the lower food web of the Laurentian Great Lakes. This collection contains zooplankton biomass and...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:13 AM

#11 Federal

Oceanographic and biological water parameter data collected from the M45X mooring in Lake Michigan, Great Lakes region to support the long-term ecological research Muskegon transect studies by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2021-09-28 to 2022-05-17 (NCEI Accession 0276519)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: February 07, 2023 at 12:00 AM

One mooring was deployed near the M45 station by the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) from September 2021 to May 2022. These observations support the GLERL Long-Term...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:16 AM

#12 Federal

Oceanographic and surface meteorological water parameter data collected from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network, ReCON, Muskegon M20 Buoy (NDBC station 45161), Lake Michigan, in the Great Lakes region by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2020-07-30 to 2020-10-27 (NCEI Accession 0243922)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory collected the data from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network, ReCON, Muskegon M20 Buoy (NDBC station 45161), Lake Michigan, an in-situ...

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#13 Federal

Oceanographic data collected from non-federal stations assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains oceanographic and surface meteorological data collected from non-Federal stations throughout the Great Lakes region of the United States. The data is predominantly long time...

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#14 Federal

Louisiana Hypoxia Surveys 1998-2023: Physical (Hydrography), chemical (CTD), and biological (Water Quality) processes of the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM

CTD data were taken during surveys of the Louisiana continental shelf during yearly Shelfwide Hypoxia cruises. Hydrographic data were obtained using CTD. Nutrient, pigment, suspended sediment,...

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#15 Federal

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from R/V LAURENTIAN, R/V LAKE GUARDIAN, AND R/V SHENEHON in Lake Michigan in the Great Lakes region from 1994-04-21 to 2004-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0247568)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) samples and studies the ecosystem of the lower food web of the Laurentian Great Lakes. This collection contains zooplankton biomass and...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:03 AM

#16 Federal

Oceanographic and biological water parameter data collected from the M45X mooring in Lake Michigan, Great Lakes region to support the long-term ecological research Muskegon transect studies by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2014-05-05 to 2020-08-12 (NCEI Accession 0282935)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: September 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Two moorings were deployed near the M45 station by the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) from 2014 through 2020. These observations support the GLERL Long-Term Ecological...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:29 AM

#17 Federal

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from R/V LAURENTIAN and other small boats in Lake Michigan in the Great Lakes region from 2010-04-12 to 2019-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0260131)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: October 04, 2022 at 12:00 AM

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) samples and studies the ecosystem of the lower food web of the Laurentian Great Lakes. This collection contains zooplankton biomass and...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:13 AM

#18 Federal

Water temperature collected at multiple depths from a mooring in central Lake Huron, Great Lakes region from 2012-10-23 to 2019-06-28 (NCEI Accession 0191817)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 25, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Vertical water temperature data were collected at multiple depths on a single mooring in the central basin of Lake Huron from October 2012 through June 2019. Vertical temperatures were collected...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 03:24 AM

#19 Federal

Diel Assessment of Life in Lake Erie (DALLE): Physical, chemical, and biological water quality data collected from the R/V LAURENTIAN in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2023-07-14 to 2023-07-25 (NCEI Accession 0293811)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: February 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Biological, physical, and chemical water quality data collected to assess diel patterns and short-term weather events during a sampling cruise aboard the R/V LAURENTIAN (R8001) from 2023-07-14 to...

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#20 Federal

The Episodic Events - Great Lakes Experiment (EEGLE) observation data in Lake Michigan, the Great Lakes region, coordinated by the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 1997 to 2001

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: June 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The Episodic Events - Great Lakes Experiment (EEGLE) project was coordinated by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. The data collected in support of this project are archived in...

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Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie, collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012

Abundance, biomass, and density of benthic macroinvertebrates collected from R/V Lake Guardian in Lake Michigan, Great Lakes from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-29 (NCEI Accession 0209222)

Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) shell and tissue measurements collected in the Laurentian Great Lakes since 2015

NCCOS Mapping: Collaborative Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes Basin: Data collected during cruise GL-23-01 at Madeline Island, Lake Superior from 2023-06-20 to 2023-08-04

Continuous, underwater profiles of ultraviolet (UV), PAR irradiance, and temperature observations with surface reference measurements collected from the R/V LAURENTIAN and other small boats in the Lake Huron in the Great Lakes region from 2022-05-10 to 2022-07-08 (NCEI Accession 0278926)

Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Great Lakes collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from the R/V LAURENTIAN and other small boats in Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake in the Great Lakes region from 2021-05-10 to 2021-09-16 (NCEI Accession 0290558)

Water temperature collected at multiple depths from a mooring in central Lake Huron, Great Lakes region from 2021-05-13 to 2023-05-04 (NCEI Accession 0281714)

Long-term vertical water temperature observations in the deepest area of Lake Michigan's southern basin

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from R/V LAURENTIAN and R/V LAKE GUARDIAN in Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2005-05-11 to 2007-09-20 (NCEI Accession 0265115)

Oceanographic and biological water parameter data collected from the M45X mooring in Lake Michigan, Great Lakes region to support the long-term ecological research Muskegon transect studies by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2021-09-28 to 2022-05-17 (NCEI Accession 0276519)

Oceanographic data collected from non-federal stations assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)

Louisiana Hypoxia Surveys 1998-2023: Physical (Hydrography), chemical (CTD), and biological (Water Quality) processes of the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from R/V LAURENTIAN, R/V LAKE GUARDIAN, AND R/V SHENEHON in Lake Michigan in the Great Lakes region from 1994-04-21 to 2004-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0247568)

Oceanographic and biological water parameter data collected from the M45X mooring in Lake Michigan, Great Lakes region to support the long-term ecological research Muskegon transect studies by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2014-05-05 to 2020-08-12 (NCEI Accession 0282935)

Zooplankton biomass and density collected from R/V LAURENTIAN and other small boats in Lake Michigan in the Great Lakes region from 2010-04-12 to 2019-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0260131)

Water temperature collected at multiple depths from a mooring in central Lake Huron, Great Lakes region from 2012-10-23 to 2019-06-28 (NCEI Accession 0191817)

Diel Assessment of Life in Lake Erie (DALLE): Physical, chemical, and biological water quality data collected from the R/V LAURENTIAN in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2023-07-14 to 2023-07-25 (NCEI Accession 0293811)

The Episodic Events - Great Lakes Experiment (EEGLE) observation data in Lake Michigan, the Great Lakes region, coordinated by the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 1997 to 2001