LAKE INFO

Lake Mendota
Surface Area: 3,985 ha
Max Depth: 25.3 m
Mean Depth: 12.7 m

Lake Monona
Surface Area: 1,326 ha
Max Depth: 22.6 m
Mean Depth: 8.3 m
Lake Waubesa
Surface Area: 843 ha
Max Depth: 11.6 m
Mean Depth: 4.7 m
Lake Kegonsa
Surface Area: 1,299 ha
Max Depth: 9.8 m
Mean Depth: 5.1 m

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EFM

City of Madison

Dane County

WDNR

LTER

NSF

 

Hudson Beach - Lake Monona

ADDRESS:
2713 Lakeland Avenue, Madison
DIRECTIONS:
Just west of Olbrich Park
DESCRIPTION:
Hudson Park is a small city park that provides a canoe and kayak launch at the beach. Effigy mounds are nearby, dating back to 300-1300 A.D.

From 2005 through 2009, Hudson Beach closed 2 times (10 days total) for blue green algae levels, 3 times (18 days total) for high bacteria levels, and 5 times (42 days total) due to high levels of both. In addition, all Lake Monona beaches were closed for a week in 2008 due to a raw sewage release from an MMSD pumping station.

WATER QUALITY MONITORING:
PHMDC
Hudson Beach

Hudson Beach
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More information is available on the Public Health, Madison & Dane County website