Elevation Change from 2/4/11 Summer Min
Mendota 848.64 +0.10 ft - 0.96 ft
Monona 844.57 +0 .02 ft - 0.13 ft
Waubesa 844.30 + 0.01 ft - 0.20 ft
Kegonsa 842.42 no change - 0.58 ft
The Lake Monona gage was back in operation on February 7th. Data was posted back to February 1, 2011 on the above website.
We have received 0.15 inches of precipitation in the form of snowfall since February 4th, 2011 .
Snow fall from December 1, 2010 to date, is 57.6 inches compared to the norm of 30.8 inches. Snow depth is 9 inches compared to the last report of 19 inches.
Currently Lake Mendota is 0.44 ft above Winter Minimum. We increased flow out of Mendota this week by about 50 cfs. This was in anticipation of the a partial snow met this week. We expect to maintain this flow rate for the next few days. Locks and dams at both Babcock County Park and Lafollette County Park remain completely open since April, in full flow condition. Lake Kegonsa remains 0.17 ft above Winter Minimum.
The Stoughton Dam is operating near mid range of their water level orders. Discharge at the Fortun St location is 345 cfs compared to the long term median of 294 cfs.
We will be taking in to consideration actual precipitation received this weekend as regards to the expectation when the Summer Minimum Levels take effect later in March.
