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North Temperate Lakes LTER: Boat Traffic Through Yahara Locks

Abstract

One of the dominant uses of the Madison area lakes is for boating. In order to develop a long term data set on the temporal fluctuations and trends in such activity, the LTER project has obtained records of boat traffic that passes through the locks at the head of the Yahara River on its stretch between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. This data has been and will continue to be gathered by the Dane County Department of Public Works as part of the County''s ongoing monitoring of its own facilities and their use. This data set will be augmented annually as the Department of Public Works makes updates available. Sampling Frequency: tallied daily April through October; exact starting dates vary each year Number of sites: 1

 
Data File Structure: 
Boat Traffic Through Yahara Locks
 

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Geo Temporal Info

Site: 
Lake Mendota
Date Range: 
April 8, 1976
Geographic Description: 
<p>Lake Mendota/upstream end of the stretch of the Yahara River between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, Madison, WI, USA</p>
North Bound Coordinate: 
43.095
South Bound Coordinate: 
43.095
East Bound Coordinate: 
-89.370
West Bound Coordinate: 
-89.370
Owner: 
Pete Nowak
 
Contact: 
Pete Nowak
NTL LTER Information Manager
 
Site: 
Lake Mendota