Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township Water Temperature
Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan averages about 72°F at the surface in summer — warmest in Aug (~75°F) and coldest in May (~56°F). These are typical values by month, not a live reading.
Typical water temperature by month
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 117 field readings (2021–2021) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. Months with too few readings are left blank.
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Pleasant for swimming — the range most people find enjoyable without a wetsuit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the water temperature of Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township?
Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township has a typical summer surface temperature of about 72°F. It is usually warmest in August (around 75°F) and coldest in May (around 56°F). These are typical values by month from 117 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2021–2021), not a live reading.
When is Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township warmest?
Surface water at Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township is typically warmest in August, reaching about 75°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 Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township warm enough to swim?
At its typical summer peak of about 72°F, Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay Township rates as "comfortable" for swimming. Pleasant for swimming — the range most people find enjoyable without a wetsuit.
Where does this Rennie Lake; Central Basin; East Bay 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 — 117 readings from 1 monitoring station between 2021 and 2021. 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.