EXHIBIT (23.0)

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-27650, 33-65618, 33-62239, 33-62241, 333-28617 and
333-73228) pertaining to the 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, Badger Meter, Inc.
1997 Stock Option Plan, Badger Meter, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, and to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-102057) of Badger Meter, Inc and in the related Prospectus, of our report
dated January 31, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Badger Meter, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2002.



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March 20, 2003


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