Mendota 849.90 + 0.05 ft - 0.20 ft
Monona 845.12 - 0.20 ft - 0.08 ft
Waubesa 844.78 -0.07 ft - 0.22 ft
Kegonsa 843.28 -0.02 ft - 0.22 ft
We have received 12.38 inches of precipitation since January 1, 2011. This compares to a normal of 12.55 inches for the same time frame.
As expected in the last update, Lake Monona has continued to decline. As a result of the rain event this week, Lake Monona bounced up 0.09 ft.
As lakes are near mid range of their respective water levels, we have been slowly stabilizing flow from one lake to the other. We have decreased flow out of Mendota, Waubesa and Kegonsa as they are near their respective mid range levels.
Our weed scout has traveled the river between Lakes Waubesa and Kegonsa on Sunday June 5th and again on Thursday June 9th. Vegetative growth is primarily Wild Celery. We had expected warm temperatures would have accelerated plant growth, but is not the case. We will continue to monitor this section on a weekly basis.
We have aquatic plant harvesters in Lake Monona, however vegetative density is not very high.
