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                                                                  Exhibit (23.0)

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Badger Meter, Inc., of our report dated January 30, 2001, included in the
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Badger Meter, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Badger Meter, Inc.
listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-27649, 33-27650, 33-65618, 33-62239, 33-62241 and
333-28617) pertaining to the Badger Meter, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, Badger
Meter, Inc. 1989 Stock Option Plan, Badger Meter, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan,
Badger Meter, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, Badger Meter, Inc. Employee Savings
and Stock Ownership Plan, and Badger Meter, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan, of our
report dated January 30, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements incorporated herein by reference, and our report included in the
preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule included in
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Badger Meter, Inc.



                                        Ernst & Young LLP




Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 26, 2001



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