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1 data types available - data from 1916-01-01 to 2026-08-15

2 data types available - data from 1971-11-19 to 2026-07-09

15 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1992-05-08 to 1993-09-01

8 Sampling activities

1 data types available - data from 1916-01-01 to 2026-08-15

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05428000	n/a
Location name	LAKE MENDOTA AT MADISON, WI	n/a
Site type	Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment	LK
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.0949956198476	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-89.3701183602868	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Wisconsin	55
State	Wisconsin	55
County	Dane County	025
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	839.96 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Rock	07090002
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	233 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	196.4 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a