# Gauges

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Looking for data from Gauges? Gauge Data lives in the [Balancer-Gauges Subgraph](https://thegraph.com/hosted-service/subgraph/balancer-labs/balancer-gauges). 
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## How They Work

Gauges are contracts that determine how Liquidity Mining tokens are allocated and facilitate their distribution. Read more here:

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[How Gauges Work](/balancer-v2/ecosystem/vebal-and-gauges/gauges/how-gauges-work.md)
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## How To Use Gauges

Users will interact with Gauge contracts in a few ways: voting, staking, and claiming. Learn more about these processes here:

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[How To Use Gauges](/balancer-v2/ecosystem/vebal-and-gauges/gauges/how-to-use-gauges.md)
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