Thermal Calendar — Lake Mendota, 2025

Thermal Calendar

Lake Mendota  ·  2025

Air temperature
Water temperature

‘David Buoy’ is seasonally stationed on Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. It is equipped with devices that measure air temperature, wind, humidity, chlorophyll, phycocyanin, and water temperature at different depths. This interactive data visual shows 2025’s water and air temperature.

Turtle Scute Marking System

Turtle Scute
Marking System

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When you spend years catching, measuring, and releasing turtles- the last thing you want to do is unknowingly catch the same turtle over and over again! This turtle marking system has been used by the Wisconsin DNR. File harmless little notches in the marginal scutes, this system allows for 11,114 unique variations. Test it out!

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