Boaters and anglers may notice six strange objects floating in some areas on the Upper Mississippi River.

Brent Knights, fishery biologist with the U.S. Geological Service Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, said three of the water quality and weather monitoring equipment stations have already been set up by river scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
“We hope to get one more in today and the other two, hopefully, by Friday," Knights said this morning.

The stations will monitor dissolved oxygen, water temperature, wind conditions and water clarity throughout the summer.

Each station is marked with reflective tape and flashing lights for night visibility. Boaters and fishermen should avoid disturbing the equipment.

Knights said removal of the equipment is scheduled for mid to late September.

For more on this story, check Thursday’s La Crosse Tribune.

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