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Jan 6th, 2019 at 1:42pm
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Could someone estimate what a typical mid-summer surface water temp would be on Lac La Croix?   

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It’s going to vary. Surface temperatures are generally warmer. Cool
  
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Reply #2 - Jan 6th, 2019 at 2:52pm
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OS,

I understand it will vary and I am only hoping for an approximate number.   Living in Indiana does not prepare me for even a wild guess on my part. 

I looked for some historic data on the internet, but did not find anything helpful.

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This is just a (educated) guess:  low 70's
  
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Reply #4 - Jan 6th, 2019 at 5:15pm
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MossBack wrote on Jan 6th, 2019 at 1:42pm:
Could someone estimate what a typical mid-summer surface water temp would be on Lac La Croix?


Yes, someone could estimate that for you.
  
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Reply #5 - Jan 6th, 2019 at 7:03pm
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This is for Duluth MN.
You could probably use this info plus current Atikokan weather to estimate surface lake temp?

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You could check this as your trip date comes close.

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Between the science and the First person IC, you should be able to get pretty close.  Wink Grin Grin
  
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Reply #6 - Jan 6th, 2019 at 9:04pm
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intrepid_camper wrote on Jan 6th, 2019 at 2:57pm:
This is just a (educated) guess:  low 70's


I think that’s a pretty safe guess for planning. Cool
  
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Reply #7 - Jan 6th, 2019 at 9:12pm
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Went swimming in Argo (not too distant from LLC) in early July last season.  The water temperature was refreshing.  I'd estimate about 70 degrees.  Argo is a clear lake, so other lakes were warmer.  Over the course of the trip, I seem to remember surface temperatures on my depth finder ranging from 68 to 74 (with the highest temps being recorded in stained waters in protected areas).

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Reply #8 - Jan 7th, 2019 at 6:41pm
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Ditto to what DD has said about water temps.  That's what my instruments told me last year, too.

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Don't let Jimbo kid you about his "equipment". I got the chance to fish with him once, and he had this Pink Flamingo he dipped into the water up to it's knees... waited a minute.... and then pulled it back up again. I could see that its poor little feets were blue. Jimbo turned to me and said... "Guess it's too cold for swimmin today".
  
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