What is the water temperature on Houghton Lake?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Houghton Lake, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Houghton Lake at Houghton Lake Heights Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
8.17 ft
as of Aug 20, 4:15 AM UTC
Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.
Flow
temporarily unavailable
Gauge Height
8.17 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 442400084472801 is a public lake or reservoir gauge on Houghton Lake in Michigan. 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.
3-Day Weather Outlook
The NOAA forecast for Houghton Lake is not available on this page yet. Open Houghton Lake 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.
Nearby Gauges
- HIGGINS LAKE NEAR ROSCOMMON, MI · 5.6 mi
- BUTTERFIELD CR AT S MCVETY RD NR BUTTERFIELD, MI · 11.4 mi
- SB AU SABLE RIVER AT CHASE BRIDGE NR ROSCOMMON, MI · 15.1 mi
- LAKE ST HELEN AT ST HELEN, MI · 17.8 mi
- AU SABLE RIVER AT GRAYLING, MI · 18.1 mi
- CLAM RIVER AT VOGEL CENTER, MI · 19.1 mi
- MANISTEE RIVER NEAR GRAYLING, MI · 20.1 mi
- SOUTH BRANCH AU SABLE RIVER NEAR LUZERNE, MI · 22.0 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
What other gauges should I check near Houghton Lake?
Nearby gauges worth checking include HIGGINS LAKE NEAR ROSCOMMON, MI (5.6 miles away), BUTTERFIELD CR AT S MCVETY RD NR BUTTERFIELD, MI (11.4 miles away), SB AU SABLE RIVER AT CHASE BRIDGE NR ROSCOMMON, MI (15.1 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
See the full picture for Houghton Lake
Open the live map to see Houghton Lake alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.
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