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Mussels as Sensors
As filter feeders, mussels serve as an early warning system for pollutants and sediments in Mississippi River, much like the “canary in the coal mine.” Native freshwater mussels perform essential ecological functions in aquatic systems. They can influence nutrient cycling, because they transfer nutrients from the water column to the riverbed. The mussels require constant […]
Water-Quality Monitoring Sensor Network
IIHR’s water-quality initiative represents an unprecedented effort to monitor real-time changes in a large river in response to climatic events, agricultural trends, and other human activities. Researchers at LACMRERS have 10 Hydrolab multi-sonde water-quality monitors deployed in Pool 16 for detailed chemical analysis. The sensors provide continuous real-time monitoring of: Dissolved oxygen Temperature Specific conductance […]
LACMRERS Education
LACMRERS is an important educational resource for students in many fields of study, including engineering, biology, English, and more. A water-quality class is held every summer at LACMRERS, with significant time spent in the field on the Mississippi River. Short courses for international students are a popular new innovation at LACMRERS, and a recent STEM […]
SHL: Landmark Awards
Stanley Hydraulics Laborataory has received several awards for significant events that have occurred within this historic structure. This includes an American Water Landmark award from the American Water Works Association, granted in 2000. This was presented for SHL’s current and past impact on the way water is studied and used locally and worldwide, and in […]
LACMRERS Facilities and Equipment
Size: 8,250 ft2 Location: 3388 Highway 22, Muscatine, Iowa 52761-8307 Floor plan LACMRERS serves as a field station with 8,250 total square feet of laboratory, classroom, office, and shop space. Field Equipment LACMRERS houses sampling and monitoring equipment for biological and chemical research: Nets and waders Alkalinity kits Multiprobes River samplers (for parts-per-billion analysis) and […]
IIHR Books
IIHR has a long tradition of fostering publications, including books both on the history of hydraulics and on technical matters. Some of these books have been written and published by IIHR staff members. Others are republications of significant books written elsewhere that had gone out of print. Many of these books are sold through IIHR’s […]
Communications
IIHR produces a variety of outreach publications intended for on- and off-campus audiences, many of which can be accessed online: IIHR Currents 2019–20 IIHR Currents 2018–19 IIHR Currents 2017–18 IIHR Currents 2016–17 IIHR Currents 2015–16 IIHR Currents 2014–15 IIHR YouTube Channel “India Winterim” “IIHR Cardinal Power Plant Project” “The Science of All Things Fluid” “Living With […]
History of LACMRERS
LACMRERS was a dream of its founding director, Tatsuaki Nakato, and IIHR’s former director, V.C. Patel. They obtained a generous grant of $1.2 million from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, which represented the bulk of the building costs. LACMRERS opened in 2002. In 2008, a second major contribution from the Carver Trust brought its […]
LACMRERS
“This river will teach you everything you need to learn.” – Author James F. Twyman Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station (LACMRERS) LACMRERS is a place where people meet to study, collaborate, and learn about the Upper Mississippi River, one of the defining physical features of North America. Only when we know the […]
