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

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EFM

City of Madison

Dane County

WDNR

LTER

NSF

 

USGS 05429500 YAHARA RIVER AT MC FARLAND, WI

LOCATION:
Lat 43°00'32", long 89°18'18", in SW 1/4 sec.3, T.6 N., R.10 E., Dane County, Hydrologic Unit 07090001
On left bank upstream from US Hwy 51 bridge, downstream of dam at outlet of L. Waubesa and 1.0 mi SW of McFarland
DRAINAGE AREA:
327 square miles, 36.6 is non-contributing
GAGE:
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 840.00 ft above sea level (NGVD 1929) (levels by WDNR).
September 1930 to Dec. 22, 1934, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 0.40 ft higher.
Dec. 23, 1934 to Sept. 30, 1982, recording gage at same site at datum 0.40 ft higher.
REMARKS:
This station managed by the USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center - Middleton WI
USGS 05429500 Yahara River gage at McFarland, WI

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