https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24521/site-with-water-temperaturesMy last open water swim of the year, yesterday, was about 12 strokes, which surely won me a medal in age class! Cold. I am looking for sites that might give accurate water temps. NOAA said the water was 69 degrees, but it certainly felt in the fiftiesen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/263055?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:05:31 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f2d385ad-ae4a-4d6f-9e2c-bf9a489574e0ViveBeneThanks for CPD link! Elsewhere on the site is a list of pools to look into. Regards, VB<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263048?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:21:39 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3630c7f4-47df-44c7-aeb1-1a7c39d66859fatboyThose are the two I check. Here&#39;s the Chicago Park District link. This one is good during the season when the beaches are open. It shows the temperatures at various beaches. <a href="http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/index.cfm/fuseaction/swim_report.home">www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/.../swim_report.home</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263039?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:21:45 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:86276413-aa82-4c3f-856d-f6c04fc835bbViveBeneThanks. Coast Watch shows a fairly wide variation from NOAA, which might be expected, as contiguous lake areas can be warmer or cooler. NOAA has hourly updates. Think I&#39;ll just take a thermometer along next time I am really curious. Regards, VB<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263030?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:46:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f0734620-fc27-413f-8f92-0addea21e016SwimmyMy last open water swim of the year, yesterday, was about 12 strokes, which surely won me a medal in age class! Cold. I am looking for sites that might give accurate water temps. NOAA said the water was 69 degrees, but it certainly felt in the fifties. coastwatch.msu.edu is interesting but insufficiently local. Any suggestions? I&#39;m looking specifically for Chicago. Thanks! Did anyone read the article on swimming across the Mississippi in the current Outside magazine? (It may also be available online.) Alligator gar. VB Check this out for temps in Lake Michigan. <a href="http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/michigan/m.html">www.coastwatch.msu.edu/.../m.html</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>