The lock, a vital passage on Madison’s Near East Side, had been closed since Tuesday due to problems with the gate system.

The Tenney Park Lock and Dam, a key passage between Lakes Mendota and Monona in Madison, is currently closed due to ...

The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored fireworks on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Lake Mendota ahead of Independence ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient canoes buried beneath Lake Mendota, offering rare insight into prehistoric life in Wisconsin ...

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Milwaukee is on track to become a hub for housing juvenile offenders, in a coordinated effort to shut down the ...

Lake Mendota was already on the map for studies on limnology, Rohwer says. Now, researchers in other fields are already using the data set for their own inquiries into evolution, viruses and more.

In the winter, Lake Mendota is covered in ice, but when this thaws in summer, it’s engulfed by algae. These cyclical shifts take their toll on the lake’s bacteria.

A 20-year study in Lake Mendota shows bacteria evolving seasonally, with genetic variations resetting annually. A 2012 extreme weather event caused lasting gene shifts, highlighting microbial ...

Climate scientists predict more extreme weather events—like the hot, dry summer experienced at Lake Mendota in 2012—for the midwestern U.S. during the coming years.