The Wisconsin Water Library is a unique collection of almost 30,000 volumes of water-related information, with particular emphasis on the waters of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes.
You can start your search for a book using these reading lists below. Or you are welcome to search the UW-Madison Libraries catalog which includes books from this library as well as books from the almost 40 libraries on campus. Please note: Not all libraries on campus loan to the general public. Please check with the circulation department to ask about a library’s loan policy.
All books in our collection are available for checkout to adult Wisconsin residents. See our Request, Borrow, Renew page to read our policies and procedures for checkout.
Adult Fiction pdf
Aquaculture
Aquatic Invertebrates
Arsenic in Groundwater
Art and Writing and Science
Climate Change
Coastal Community Planning & Development pdf
Coastal Engineering pdf
Conservation Organizations pdf
Cookbooks
Drinking Water Operators Manuals pdf
Drinking Water Quality
Environmental Justice
Exploring the World’s Waters coming soon
Fish & Fishing coming soon
Flooding
Frogs and Toads coming soon
Great Lakes Field Guides:
—Amphibians and Reptiles
—Birds
—Fish
—Mammals
—Plants
Great Lakes Maps coming soon
Great Lakes Ships & Shipping
Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Great Lakes Tourism coming soon
Green Gardening coming soon
Groundwater coming soon
Ice Fishing
Invasive Species
Is Water Becoming Scarce? coming soon
Lake Plants coming soon
Lake Sturgeon Bowl pdf
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Madison Lakes
Maps & Mapping
Mercury
Mississippi River
Native Americans & Water
Ponds & Water Gardening
Protecting Wetlands
Rain Gardens
Science and Nature Writing
Videos coming soon
Water Conservation
Water Matters: a Lecture Series coming soon
Wastewater Operators Training Manuals pdf
Water Travel Narratives
