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Lake Martha

Ice Out Dates

1970's-1990
1990's-2010
2010's-2030
1990 April 1 2010 March 31
1991 April 4 2011 April 11
1992 April 5 2012 March 18
1993 April 11 2013 April 30
1994 April 9 2014 April 19
1995 April 8 2015 April 1
1996 April 22 2016 March 12
1977 1997 April 14 2017 March 6 & 21*
1978 April 12 1998 March 30 2018 May 1
1979 April 19 1999 March 29 2019 April 9
1980 April 15 2000 March 8 2020 April 1
1981 March 22 2001 April 16 2021 March 24
1982 April 17 2002 April 15 2022 April 11
1983 April 4 2003 April 2 2023 Apr 13 & Dec 26**
1984 April 9 2004 April 2 2024 March 3
1985 April 7 2005 April 4 2025 March 21
1986 April 7 2006 April 6
1987 March 14 2007 March 29
1988 April 2 2008 April 21
1989 April 15 2009 April 6

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**2023 December 26: An extremely rare December ice out (aka the Boxing Day miracle)

*2017 First time a second ice-out in our recorded history. We had a complete Refreeze between March 6 & 21 for about a week.

"I have kept track of ice-outs since I moved here in 1976. I wrote down the ice out date in 1977 on my garage wall. I am still looking for that entry. I consider the ice to be out, when you can cross the lake at a full diameter in at least one direction, for any other full diameter. Theoretically, this means that up to one half of the lake could still be ice covered, although it never has been.

You are welcome to help me look around for the 1977 date in my garage.

Dan F"

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