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MISSION: The USGS is the Nation's largest water, earth, biological science, and civilian mapping agency and has the principal responsibility within the Federal government for providing hydrologic information and for appraising the Nation's water resources. Water resource activities in Wisconsin are conducted by hydologists, hydrologic engineers, and others from the District office in Middleton and in field offices in Middleton, Merrill, and Rice Lake.

The mission of the Water Resources Discipline (WRD) is to provide the hydrologic information and understanding needed for the optimum utilization and management of the Nation's water resources for the overall benefit of the people of the United States. This mission is accomplished, in large part, through cooperation with other Federal and non-Federal agencies.