The authors have done an excellent job in responding to the comments of two reviewers. The manuscript benefited from detailed and highly constructive comments and both reviewers note that this manuscript is a useful contribution to the modeling community for the important topic of water temperature modeling and prediction.

At this point, I now instruct the authors to upload their final revised manuscript and final response letter. After that, I will review the materials and enter a final decision for the manuscript. I do not anticipate the need for additional review.

In my reading of the responses and revised manuscript, I find that the authors have done great diligence in responding and revising their manuscript.

At this point, I am recommending that the manuscript be accepted considering the original reviews were favorable and the authors have adequately addressed the comments of the reviewers.