Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JOHNSON RICHARD E
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BADGER METER INC [BMI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP-Finance, Treas & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2011
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/31/2011   A(1)   101.5787 A $ 44.22 (2) 1,980.2815 I ESSOP
Common Stock               80,092 D  
Common Stock               28,000 D  
Common Stock               4,000 I Restricted Stock

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options $ 7             05/02/2004 05/02/2013 BMI Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Stock Options $ 18.325             05/09/2006 05/09/2015 BMI Common Stock 4,500   4,500 D  
Stock Options $ 31.41             05/05/2007 05/05/2016 BMI Common Stock 3,600   3,600 D  
Stock Options $ 24.94             05/04/2008 05/04/2017 BMI Common Stock 3,600   3,600 D  
Stock Options $ 52.81             05/02/2009 05/02/2018 BMI Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  
Stock Options $ 38.69             05/01/2010 05/01/2019 BMI Common Stock 5,400   5,400 D  
Stock Options $ 38.41             05/07/2011 05/07/2020 BMI Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOHNSON RICHARD E
4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD
P.O. BOX 245036
MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536		       Sr. VP-Finance, Treas & CFO  

Signatures

 Richard E. Johnson   02/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of Badger Meter, Inc. Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Badger Meter Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (ESSOP). The shares include the Company's annual year-end 401(k) match for 2010.
(2) Price of Badger Meter, Inc. Common Stock at 12/31/2010.

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