LAKE INFO

Lake Mendota
Surface Area: 3,985 ha
Max Depth: 25.3 m
Mean Depth: 12.7 m

Lake Monona
Surface Area: 1,326 ha
Max Depth: 22.6 m
Mean Depth: 8.3 m
Lake Waubesa
Surface Area: 843 ha
Max Depth: 11.6 m
Mean Depth: 4.7 m
Lake Kegonsa
Surface Area: 1,299 ha
Max Depth: 9.8 m
Mean Depth: 5.1 m

Partnership

EFM

City of Madison

Dane County

WDNR

LTER

NSF

 

USGS 05427948 Pheasant Branch, Middleton, WI

LOCATION:
Latitude  43°06'12", Longitude  89°30'42". On left bank at Parmenter Street bridge (old US Hwy 12), 2.5 mi upstream from Lake Mendota, at Middleton.
GAGE:
Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and steel piling control. Datum of gage is 901.50 ft above sea level, NGVD29