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Adams Lake

Public ramp · Charlevoix County · Michigan

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The last reading here is 41 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.

Pulling NDBC buoy 45175 · NOAA tide station 9075080

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About Adams Lake

Adams Lake is a public boat ramp in Charlevoix County, Michigan, on Adams Lake. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI and Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore (Area 3 of 6).

The main water here is Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay. Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 45175, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9075080. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 19.6 mi from this ramp.

Ramp type
Public
County
Charlevoix County
State
Michigan
Location
45.2646, -85.2438
Waters scored
3
Tide station
NOAA 9075080
Wind buoy
NDBC 45175
Cameras on these waters
None linked yet

Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.

Other ramps on this water

Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9075080 · NDBC Buoy 45175