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USGS 05429000 LAKE MONONA AT MADISON, WI

  Lake Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°03'48",   Longitude 89°23'49"   NAD27
Dane County, Wisconsin, Hydrologic Unit 07090002
Drainage area: 279 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 242.4 square miles,
Datum of gage: 839.86 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1983-10-01  2026-01-24  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-01-25  2026-01-23  2961 
    Gage height, feet  1915-09-23  2026-01-23  33802 
    Gage height, feet  2023-01-25  2026-01-23  1049 
 Daily Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  1915-09-23  2025-11-12 33730 
    Gage height, feet  2024-10-17  2025-11-12 392 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  1915-09  2025-11  
    Gage height, feet  2024-10  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Gage height, feet  1915  2026  
    Gage height, feet  2025  2026  
 Field measurements 2018-08-27  2018-08-27  1 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1992-05-08  1993-09-01  8 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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