What is the water temperature on Lake Michigan?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Lake Michigan, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.
USGS 04092788 is a public lake or reservoir gauge on Lake Michigan in Indiana. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
The NOAA forecast for Lake Michigan is not available on this page yet. Open Lake Michigan on the Waderly map for the live forecast.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Lake Michigan, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Nearby gauges worth checking include INDIANA HARBOR CANAL AT EAST CHICAGO, IN (1.9 miles away), GRAND CALUMET R NR KENNEDY AV AT EAST CHICAGO, IN (2.8 miles away), USGS WELL P8 AT PINE STATION NP NEAR GARY, IN (3.2 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
Open the live map to see Lake Michigan alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.
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