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    Mean surface water temperaturea 6.5 oC 43.7 oF
    Min. surface water temperaturea 0.0 oC 32.0 oF
    Max. surface water temperaturea 20.4 oC 68.7 oF
    Rainfallb 65 km3/yr  
    Evaporationb 48 km3/yr  
    River Inflowb 50 km3/yr  
    River Outflowb 71 km3/yr  
    aData summarized from GLSEA Surface Water Temperature (1995-2010)
    bBootsma, H. A. and R. E. Hecky 2003. A comparative introduction to the biology and limnology of the African Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29: 3-18.[pdf]

     

    Daily surface temperature from 1995 - 2010

     

    Water Level
    		 Evaporation Change in Storage



    Data from NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

     

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