La Crosse 705-109 Waterfall Rain Gauge

This is a really elegant and fun little rain gauge. Simple to install, easy to read, and a nice departure from the tube-shaped gauges. An excellent value. My only, very small, criticism is that the hash marks show tenths of inches, and not the more typical eighths or 16ths.

This is our 2nd La Cross rain gauge. Our first one lasted years, although its downfall was me forgetting to empty it before a night of below freezing temperature - my bad! I found some epoxy cement and repaired and it last a few more years. It's such a great gauge; easy to read, nice big numerals and 1/10th increments. My neighbors often call me to find out what it reads. I placed it on the handrail of our deck, and we can see it clearly from inside the house. I would recommend this gauge to anyone who wants and accurate measure that can be easily seen from a distance!

I bought one of these in 2022. It functioned well for 3 years then cracked when I failed to empty it during a freezing rain. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because it isn't crack resistant (like nearly all rain gauges). It is, however VERY handy, easy to read, and easy to empty. It doesn't break easily like the glass one. I'm purchasing again.

I had a 3 year old competitor's which developed a hairline crack after a freeze/thaw in this early Maryland winter. The same competitor product doubled in price, but while I was searching, this La Crosse 705-109 showed up in the "similar products" sidebar. The La Crosse was the same price as the competitor's was three years ago, so I took a chance. Perfect. Exact same footprint on the deck's lip. I could have just dropped the clear plastic into the previous product's slot but figured I'd use the new holder.

I love this rain gauge! Easy to see from a distance. This is the third one only because of my negligence of not taking it in during freezing temperature which froze and cracked it . My mistake.

This is worth the extra few dollars over the other rain gauges. Easy to read and empty. Our first one lasted over 19 years, until the recent freeze when I left the water in it.

This is a good rain gauge but don't buy it for long time use. it is not freeze proof. After few freezes, it cracks and no good anymore. I bought it twice; will not buy it again.

We've gone through a number of rain gauges over our lifetime...most of them the skinny upright tube types. As far as the durability of those tubes, it never seemed to matter how much we spent on it. Whether it was a plastic tube in a plastic holder or a glass tube in a metal holder...if we forgot to bring the tube in before a freeze, there would be just enough of a crack in the bottom that the tube would no longer hold water. I originally bought this waterfall rain gauge at our local Lowes a few years ago. With the larger-sized container and huge numbers, we were able to attach the holder to an inconspicuous spot of our furthest deck railing and still be able to read the gauge from inside the house. And it worked great for many years until this winter when it finally developed a tiny crack. I ordered a new one from Amazon. It's the exact same design as it was years ago; so I was able to just put the new measuring container into our existing holder. The only small issue that we've had with it is the floating red plastic guide. The rectangular piece continually floats on the water within and more easily allows you to read (from a distance) where the water level is. Only problem is that 2-3 times a year we get major pounding rain storms which exceed the 6" capacity. Sometimes I go running out to empty it as it fills; but most times I choose to stay dry in the house. In these instances, we've occasionally had to go looking for the small red strip because the torrential rain washes it out of the container once it reaches the top. Not a regular occurrence, thankfully; but it can happen...and has :)

Prompt service and quality product.

Parece funcionar bien, el mercado rojo se desvaneció con el sol hace una semana. Es fácil de leer desde la distancia.

This is the best rain gauge we have had so far. Easy to install, easy to read and love that red plastic marker. You do have to be careful not to lose it when you empty the container. Would definitely recommend.

Present for my father in law, he was made up to have a new gauge with nice big numbersz

Nice easy to install