Lake Monona is located in the Yahara River watershed within Dane County.
It is a drainage lake with muck, sand and gravel substrate. It has a surface area of 1324 hectare, 20.9 kilometers of highly developed shoreline and a maximum depth of 22.5 meters.
NTL LTER sampling location is at 43.06337, -89.36086
Elevation: 258m