Information for January 21, 2011
Elevation Change from January 7, 2011
Mendota 848.54 +0.02 ft
Monona NA NA
Waubesa 844.20 - 0.18 ft
Kegonsa 842.52 - 0.33 ft
The Lake Monona gage has been off line since January 17, due to icing problems. I expect Lake Monona has declined similarly to Lake Waubesa.
We have received 0.78 inches of precipitation in the form of snowfall since January 7, 2011 .
Snow fall from December 1, 2010 to date, is 33.4 inches compared to the norm of 21.5 inches. We did not have a snow pack the previous report, today, we have a depth of 7 inches.
Currently Lake Mendota is 0.34 ft above Winter Minimum. Flow out of Lake Mendota remains steady in order to allow Lakes Monona and Waubesa to drop. We expect to maintain this flow rate for the next several weeks.
Locks and dams at both Babcock County Park and Lafollette County Park remain completely open since April, in full flow condition.
The Stoughton Dam is within operating water level orders. Today's discharge is 273 cfs compared to a median average of 233 cfs. This increased flow assists in moving water volume out of the upper lakes.
