Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township Water Temperature
Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township in Ottawa County, Michigan averages about 55°F at the surface in summer — warmest in Aug (~57°F) and coldest in May (~52°F). These are typical values by month, not a live reading.
Typical water temperature by month
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 615 field readings (2011–2023) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.
Is Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township warm enough to swim?
Wetsuit territory. Brief exposure is tolerable but prolonged swimming without protection risks hypothermia.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the water temperature of Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township?
Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township has a typical summer surface temperature of about 55°F. It is usually warmest in August (around 57°F) and coldest in May (around 52°F). These are typical values by month from 615 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2011–2023), not a live reading.
When is Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township warmest?
Surface water at Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township is typically warmest in August, reaching about 57°F. Lake surface temperature lags air temperature by several weeks, so the warmest water usually arrives in mid-to-late summer even though the hottest air can come earlier.
Is Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 55°F, Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township rates as "cold" for swimming. Wetsuit territory. Brief exposure is tolerable but prolonged swimming without protection risks hypothermia.
Where does this Crockery Lake Southwest Basin; Chester Township water temperature data come from?
Every temperature on this page is a typical (climatological) value computed from real surface-water field readings collected by state and federal agencies and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal — 615 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2011 and 2023. They describe what is typical for each month, not the temperature right now.
About this data
Water temperatures are a climatology — the typical value for each month, averaged from real surface-water field readings collected by state and federal agencies and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. They tell you what to expect, not the temperature at this moment. Actual conditions vary with recent weather, depth, and time of day.