SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                             Date of Report
                             (Date of earliest
                             event reported):        July 16, 2003


                               Badger Meter, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Wisconsin                         1-6706                    39-0143280
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(State or other                  (Commission File             (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                      Number)                Identification No.)
incorporation)


              4545 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                 (414) 355-0400 (Registrant's telephone number)





Item 5.     Other Events.

     As required by Section 401(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Badger Meter, Inc.
is filing its quarterly earnings release.








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Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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           (a)          Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                        Not applicable.

           (b)          Pro Forma Financial Information.

                        Not applicable.

           (c)          Exhibits.

     The exhibit listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of
this Current Report on Form 8-K.



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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                               BADGER METER, INC.



Date:  July 16, 2003             By: /s/ Richard E. Johnson
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                                   Richard E. Johnson
                                   Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer
                                   Chief Financial Officer






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                               BADGER METER, INC.

                   Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
                               Dated July 16, 2003


Exhibit
Number           Description
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(99.1)           Badger Meter, Inc. Press Release, dated July 16, 2003.


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