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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Warner Beach - Lake Mendota

ADDRESS:
1101 Woodward Dr, Madison
DIRECTIONS:
Northeast area of Lake Mendota
DESCRIPTION:
The property where Warner Park now sits has been used as a park since 1898. At that time the beach was on private land and was over 2,200 feet long. Warner Park Beach was established in the 1930's and named after a previous president of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association who started the process of acquiring the property for public ownership.

From 2005 through 2009, Warner Park beach was closed 14 times (39 days total) for blue green algae, and 3 times (12 days total) for bacteria.

WATER QUALITY MONITORING:
PHMDC

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