Wilton natural wetland (Wisconsin)
Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States
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Wilton wetland complex, Kickapoo River floodplain, unglaciated region of Wisconsin: alluvium less than 5 m thick on Cambrian sandstone (87Sr/86Sr 0.71283), bluffs capped by Ordovician carbonates (0.70906). Regional discharge area with strong upward gradients. Coordinates of the village of Wilton, indicative. Sedge meadow, alder shrub-carr (site W1) and riparian forest (site W2) on 0.1 to 1 m of peat; fed mainly by ground water, recent rain does not reach below 0.30 m.
87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 987
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.71026 / 0.71087 | pore water (mini-piezometers and lysimeters, 0 to 1 m) W1 and W2 profiles, September 1992 (δ87Sr 0.00 to +0.86 ‰): strontium becomes more radiogenic towards the surface, where the peat releases iron and promotes weathering of radiogenic ferromagnesian minerals. | Hunt et al. (1998), Using stable isotopes of water and strontium to investigate the hydro… | ||
| 0.71368 ± 0.00117 | 0.71285 / 0.7145 | 2 | peat leachate (HNO3) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 values. Surface peat of W1 (0.71450) and W2 (0.71285), Table 2. | Hunt et al. (1998), Using stable isotopes of water and strontium to investigate the hydro… |
δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −9.5 / −8.9 ‰ | deep ground water Deep ground water (3 to 7 m wells), from -9.5 to -8.9 ‰ depending on the site, natural or constructed; not evaporated, on the local meteoric water line (δD = 8.4 δ18O + 15.3). | Hunt et al. (1998), Using stable isotopes of water and strontium to investigate the hydro… | ||
| −5.7 ‰ | bulk rain Recent growing-season rain (value used by the authors for mixing; three bulk rain samples from 1992). Snow is lighter and more variable. | Hunt et al. (1998), Using stable isotopes of water and strontium to investigate the hydro… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Wilton natural wetland (Wisconsin), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/zone-humide-naturelle-de-wilton-wisconsin/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Wilton natural wetland (Wisconsin), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/zone-humide-naturelle-de-wilton-wisconsin/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13