Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township Water Temperature
Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township in Benzie County, Michigan averages about 59°F at the surface in summer — warmest in Sep (~64°F) and coldest in May (~55°F). These are typical values by month, not a live reading.
Typical water temperature by month
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 100 field readings (2022–2022) 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 Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township?
Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township has a typical summer surface temperature of about 59°F. It is usually warmest in September (around 64°F) and coldest in May (around 55°F). These are typical values by month from 100 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2022–2022), not a live reading.
When is Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township warmest?
Surface water at Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township is typically warmest in September, reaching about 64°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 Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 59°F, Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township rates as "cold" for swimming. Wetsuit territory. Brief exposure is tolerable but prolonged swimming without protection risks hypothermia.
Where does this Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire 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 — 100 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2022 and 2022. 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.