local water temperatures ?

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Some August 6, 2023 local water temps:

Lake Winnipesaukee as reported on local fm-radio from Meredith Marina ... www.meredithmarina.com .... on luxurious Meredith Bay .... 75-degrees which is down two degrees from this summer's high of 77-degrees

Corcoran Pond, Waterville Valley ...... 62-degrees measured in direct sunlight at 8:30-am in the shallows at the big rock. This pond has a lot of water almost always flowing through it from the large Snows Brook which probably makes it cold after a recent rainfall

Mad River just above the confluence with Snows Brook in the river shoreline shallows ...... 52-degrees

Just got a new water thermometer for about $6.50 from Walmart, a Mainstays floating pool/lake/hot tub thermometer in white or gray that includes a good lanyard; EASY to read, works fast, and drains all out. .....

[fatlazyless]

Sunday, August 13, 2023; took a water thermometer along for the walk, this morning.

Mad River, Waterville Valley, same spot, above the confluence with Snows Brook in the shallows ..... 62-degrees which is up from 52-degrees, seven days ago, plus this river water level is way lower but still has enough water depth for good swimming in the deep 6' center area. Could be that cold 52-degree water was due to the big rainfall.

Corcoran Pond, Waterville Valley, same spot at the big rock ..... 65-degrees, up from 62-degrees, seven days ago, and this dammed-up, 7-acre resort pond still has a lot of water flowing over its dam.

Meredith Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee .... www.meredithmarina.com .... heard on local fm-radio to be down one degree, dropping from 75-degrees to 74-degrees in the last seven days, plus the 72-square mile, Lake Winnipesaukee water level is down about four inches in the last seven days as controlled by the NH-DES dam in Laconia.