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

 

Lake Mendota Buoy

LOCATION:
Latitude  43.0995; Longitude  -89.4045
INSTRUMENT:
The Lake Mendota buoy project is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin Limnology, Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and Environmental Engineering. The buoy measurements provide researchers valuable information to better understand the biological process governing the health of the lake and the impact of human activity on water quality. The buoy is located approximately 1.5 km North East of Picnic Point. The buoy measures both atmospheric and lake properties.
Lake Mendota Buoy