Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township Water Temperature
Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township in Van Buren County, Michigan averages about 59°F at the surface in summer — warmest in Sep (~65°F) and coldest in Jun (~53°F). These are typical values by month, not a live reading.
Typical water temperature by month
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 335 field readings (2021–2023) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.
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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 Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township?
Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township has a typical summer surface temperature of about 59°F. It is usually warmest in September (around 65°F) and coldest in June (around 53°F). These are typical values by month from 335 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2021–2023), not a live reading.
When is Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township warmest?
Surface water at Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township is typically warmest in September, reaching about 65°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 Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 59°F, Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township rates as "cold" for swimming. Wetsuit territory. Brief exposure is tolerable but prolonged swimming without protection risks hypothermia.
Where does this Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw 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 — 335 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2021 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.