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,
333-73228 and 333-107850) 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 the Badger Meter, Inc. 2003 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 February 4, 2004, 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, 2003.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 5, 2004

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