It’s set to be a lovely, warm weekend in the Puget Sound area, but that doesn’t mean that jumping into the cold water of a lake or river is a good idea, no matter how inviting it seems. Why ...

As of Friday, the waters of Puget Sound were between 46-50 degrees, and Lake Washington was about 46 degrees. Experts consider cold water to be anything less than 70 degrees.

The southern Lake Michigan beaches on the Michigan side have warmed to near 70 degrees. Otherwise, shoreline water temperatures are still very cold at other Lake Michigan and Lake Huron beaches.

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Then again in 1968-69, when we had a huge water year, and in 1982-83," said McFarland. An 1876 map of Tulare County shows Corcoran would be underwater.