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Ice-out data

Last update: May 6, 2008 - 11:54 PM

Dates for ice-out on lakes and the prospects based on information from the DNR and resorts.

Lake	Average	Earliest	Latest	By opener?
Bemidji	4/26	4/11/1945*	5/22/1950	Iffy
Fall	4/27	4/10/1945	5/19/1950	Partly open
Gunflint	5/7	4/15/1976	5/26/1966	Unlikely
Kabetogama	4/28	4/13/1998	5/18/1996	Uncertain
Leech	4/27	4/9/1945	5/23/1950	Partly open
Lake of the Woods	4/29	4/8/2000	5/16/1996	Iffy
Mille Lacs	4/24	4/2/2000	5/7/1965	Yes (on 5/4)
Pokegama	4/24	4/6/2000	5/10/1996	Maybe
Rainy	5/3	4/13/1998	5/22/1950	Iffy
Red	4/27	4/12/2000	5/17/1996	Yes (on 5/3)
Vermilion	4/29	4/10/1945	5/23/1950	Partly open
Winnibigoshish	4/24	4/6/2000	5/10/1996	Could be

*-also 1973; sources: Minnesota Department of National Resources; ESRI, TeleAtlas

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