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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SMILEY BEVERLY L P   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) VP-Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/23/2005 (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 03/23/2005   M   1,600 A $ 11.495 9,150 (1) D   Common Stock 03/23/2005   G   200 D $ 28 8,950 (1) I Custodial Accounts (2)

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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 Option

$ 11.495

03/23/2005

M

1,600

01/29/2003

01/29/2012

Common Stock

1,600 (3)

(4)

4,800 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMILEY BEVERLY L P 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD P.O. BOX 245036 MILWAUKEE, WI 53224-9536			VP-Controller

Signatures

Beverly L. Smiley		03/24/2005
**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)	In addition to the shares held directly by Ms. Smiley, she also owns 9,400 shares in the Badger Meter Officers' Voting Trust and 2,720.30 shares in the Company's ESSOP. All share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Company's 2-for-1 stock split as of December 10, 2004.
(2)	Ms. Smiley gifted 100 shares to each of her two minor age sons.
(3)	In addition to the 4,800 stock options remaining in the 1/29/2002 grant, the reporting person has options to acquire 30,150 additional shares of Common Stock at varying grant prices and vesting schedules over a ten-year period. All share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Company's 2-for-1 stock split as of December 10, 2004.
(4)	Stock Options are granted on a one-for-one basis.

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