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An April full of rain has raised the waters of lakes Mendota and Monona to their summer maximum target levels, prompting Madison officials to offer free sand and ready-to-fill bags to lakefront property owners.

The city’s Engineering Division said Monday that sand and bags are available to city residents at seven Madison locations.

Property owners needing sand and bags should bring shovels.

The sand and bags are at the Engineering Service Building, 1600 Emil St.; Olin-Turville Park; the Olbrich Park boat launch parking lot on Atwood Avenue; the Spring Harbor School parking lot, 1918 Norman Way; the Tenney Park beach parking lot on Sherman Avenue; Thut Park, 2630 Nana Lane; and Warner Park beach parking lot, 1101 Woodward Drive.

The sites can be found on an online map at http://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/documents/SandBags_2017.pdf

As of Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey showed all four lakes in the Yahara chain above the target maximum summer levels.

Lake Mendota was at 850.42 feet above sea level, while the maximum target is 850.10 feet, and Lake Monona was at 845.61 feet while the maximum target is 845.20 feet.

Lake Waubesa was at 845.3 feet (845.0 maximum) and Lake Kegonsa was at 843.7 feet (843.5 maximum).

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