1. Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System (SWIMS) Database system Rivers, streams, lakes DNR staff, volunteers, consultants, others

2. What Lake Data Gets Entered in SWIMS? Secchi, Temperature, D.O. Aquatic Invasives Clean Boats, Clean Waters Lake Water Chemistry Ice Records

3. What’s in SWIMS People

4. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data

5. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data Monitoring Stations

7. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data Monitoring Stations Projects

8. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data Monitoring Stations Projects Methods, Equipment

9. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data Monitoring Stations Projects Methods, Equipment Documents, photos

10. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data Monitoring Stations Projects Methods, Equipment Documents, photos Management Actions

11. What’s in SWIMS People Monitoring Data Monitoring Stations Projects Methods, Equipment Documents, photos Management Actions Mapped Areas

12. Using SWIMS, you can: Enter Monitoring Data Get Reports Download Data Print Field Forms

13. How to Get a User ID & Password: STEP 1: Go to wisconsin.gov and click on Get your Wisconsin User ID

14. How to Get a User ID & Password: STEP 2: Click Self Registration.

15. How to Get a User ID & Password: Scroll down. Click Accept. Fill in the blanks.

16. How to Get a User ID & Password: Pick a user id and password and “secret question”. Then hit Submit..

17. How to Get a User ID & Password: TIP: Print this screen, write your password on it, and keep it in a safe but handy place.

18. How to Get a User ID & Password: STEP 4: Open your email account. You will receive an email from WAMS@wisconsin.gov. Open the email and click on the link in the email. Log in with your new user id and password.@wisconsin.gov

19. How to Get a User ID & Password: STEP 5: Email the DNR your user id. jennifer.filbert@wi.gov You will soon receive an email back from us, letting you know you’re all set up to enter data online.

20. What if I forget my password? Go to wisconsin.gov. Click “get your Wisconsin user id”. “Account Recovery”

21. What if I forget my password? Go to wisconsin.gov. Click “get your Wisconsin user id”. “Account Recovery” Enter either your user id or email

22. What if I forget my password? Go to wisconsin.gov. Click “get your Wisconsin user id”. “Account Recovery” Enter either your user id or email Open your email account. Open the email from help@wisconsin.gov. Click on the link in the email. help@wisconsin.gov

23. What if I forget my password? Go to wisconsin.gov. Click “get your Wisconsin user id”. “Account Recovery” Enter either your user id or email Open your email account. Open the email from help@wisconsin.gov. Click on the link in the email. help@wisconsin.gov Answer your “secret question”, then pick a new password

24. How to access SWIMS http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/swims

25. How to enter data Click Add New

26. How to enter data Select a Project

27. How to enter data Enter Date and Time And any comments. Hit Next.

28. How to enter data Fill in results.

29. Click Save and Enter Another Date or Save and Return to List.. How to enter data

30. Note: The questions you answer on the results page mirror what’s on the paper field form. This year, the Aquatic Invasives data only needs to be reported once, at the end of the season.

31. Save and Return to List takes you to a list of data you’ve recently entered. To edit a record, click the pencil icon. How to enter data

32. On the Reports, Maps and Documents Tab, click on your project. How to get data and reports

33. Click on the report name to run it. How to get data and reports

34. http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/cbcw

35. How to get data and reports http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/cbcw Reports and downloads are available here (for whole counties, etc.)

36. How to get data and reports

37. http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/clmn/ On the Citizen Lake Monitoring site, you can browse reports by county. Currently only water quality reports are available, but this coming year, we’ll add AIS.

38. How to get data and reports http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/AIS/ AIS lists and maps are available here.

39. How to get data and reports http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/SWDV/ We also have an interactive mapping tool which shows Aquatic Invasive Speices, monitoring stations, etc.

40. How to find forms http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/forms/

41. How to find forms http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/forms/