What is the water temperature on Lake Mendota?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Lake Mendota, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Lake Mendota at Madison Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
9.92 ft
as of Aug 20, 7:00 AM UTC
Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.
Flow
temporarily unavailable
Gauge Height
9.92 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05428000 is a public lake or reservoir gauge on Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
The NOAA forecast for Lake Mendota is not available on this page yet. Open Lake Mendota on the Waderly map for the live forecast.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- N 3rd St Storm Sewer nr E Johnson St Madison, WI · 0.6 mi
- YAHARA RIVER AT EAST MAIN STREET AT MADISON, WI · 0.6 mi
- Atwood Ave Storm Sewer near Rusk St Madison, WI · 0.9 mi
- N 6th St Storm Sewer nr E Johnson St Madison, WI · 0.9 mi
- North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison, WI · 1.2 mi
- STARKWEATHER CREEK ABOVE ATWOOD AVE AT MADISON, WI · 1.9 mi
- N Sherman Ave Storm Sewer nr Trailsway Madison,WI · 2.2 mi
- Warner Lagoon Nr Warner Rec Center at Madison,WI · 2.4 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
What other gauges should I check near Lake Mendota?
Nearby gauges worth checking include N 3rd St Storm Sewer nr E Johnson St Madison, WI (0.6 miles away), YAHARA RIVER AT EAST MAIN STREET AT MADISON, WI (0.6 miles away), Atwood Ave Storm Sewer near Rusk St Madison, WI (0.9 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
See the full picture for Lake Mendota
Open the live map to see Lake Mendota alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.
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