City of South Haven Places Buoy to Monitor Water Conditions 24/7
Published: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 12:00 pm
By: News Channel 3
The City of South Haven places a buoy to monitor water conditions 24/7,
April 2023. (South Haven Area Emergency Services/WWMT)
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — It felt like peak beach season for most of the week and first responders are already looking ahead to the summer tourism season.
One way the City of South Haven tries to protect everyone who visits Lake Michigan is through a buoy that monitors water conditions 24/7.
South Haven Area Emergency Services towed the buoy out a few miles from shore where it will sit for the rest of the summer.
The buoy tracks all kinds of data, including water temperature, air temperature, wind speed and wave height.
The information is critical for first responders who use it to alert boaters and swimmers when lake conditions are dangerous.
tags: Lake Michigan, Michigan, safety, Weather
