Water Resource Links

Lake Elevation

• Current Elevation Readings and Lake Level Search
• Lake Management Updates
• Flood Facts & Initiatives
• Yahara Lake Level Recommendations
• Integrated Nowcast/Forecast Operation System for the Yahara Lakes (INFOS)
• Lake Level Management Guide for the Yahara Chain of Lakes (PDF)

Water Recreation

• Boat Launch, Permits, Buoy Information
• Tenney Lock Schedule, Permits
• Beach Conditions (Madison & Dane County Public Health)
• Swimming / Clean Beach Treatment System
• Slow-no-wake
  • Boating Regulations on Yahara Lakes (PDF)
• Marine & Trail Enforcement (Dane County Sheriff)
• Lake Maps - Kegonsa, Mendota, Monona (with Wingra), and Waubesa (with Upper Mud) (PDF). 
• Frequently Asked Questions About Blue-Green Algae (WDNR)
• Lake Property Numbering
• Yahara Waterways Trail Guide
• Fishing Opportunities and Trout Stream Maps
• Fishing and Hunting Licenses (WDNR)

Aquatic Invasive Species

• Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention & Control Plan
• Clean Boats, Clean Waters

Lakes, Streams & Watersheds

• Interactive Watershed Map
• Lake Mendota Web Cam (UW Extension Ag Weather)
• UW Center for Limnology
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Water Resources in Wisconsin (USGS)
• Yahara Watershed Map (ArcGIS Online)

Aquatic Plant Management

• Harvesting Plans, Priorities and Locations

Water Quality Programs

• Erosion Control & Stormwater Management
• Manure Management
• Shoreland and Wetland Zoning (Planning & Development Department)
• Legacy Sediment Removal Project
• Yahara Sediment Removal Project

What You Can Do

• Pollution and Solutions
• Plant Dane
• Leaf-free Streets
• Wisconsin Salt Wise