Diving Local Between Now and March?

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The Madison Gas & Electric (MG&E) warm water outlet is an outlet on lake Monona with warm current exiting all winter long. The warm water results in a lack of ice for about a 300 yard radius. Fun dive. water temp in the middle of winter is usually in the upper 50's as long as it is running full. A lot of fish tend to gather there due to the warm water. Sturgeon have even been spotted here. You can actually go up into the outlet tunnel a little ways and come out on the other side. It is shaped like an upside down Y with the two outlets on the lake side. You cant go to far because there is a grate. Sometimes current can be strong or weak.