Maine Lake Charts - Ice Out 2010

Here we go.... What a very strange winter it has been here in the northeastern United States. While there has been lots of snow on the eastern seaboard, it has mostly been south of Maine. Here, we have seen very mild conditions and not much snow! The ice on our lakes never really got thick and now in early March the lake conditions look more like early April. For those of us who like to ice fish, the season has been way to short. Ice-Out on Maine lakes are setting records almost daily. To some it can't seem to happen fast enough but be assured, our lakes are rapidly melting away. This webpage has become THE place to get the latest ice-out information. And it only works because of you!

So.... what exactly is ice out? This topic has often been debated. For the purposes of this web page, we will consider "ice out" to be when you can navigate unimpeded from one end of the water body to the other. There may still be ice in coves or along the shoreline but when a person can traverse the entire water body without being stopped by ice flows, we will consider the ice to be out.

It is happening fast!

Please remember to be careful out there. Cold water KILLS. An unplanned dunk in a lake with water temperatures running around 40 degrees can quickly numb your body and make climbing out impossible. Where that PFD!

There are big things happening at Maine Lake Charts. Please stay tuned for exciting new developments!

Be sure to check out our Moosehead Lake Fishing and Boating Guide.

E-mail us when the ice is out in your area and we'll track it as it moves north. Please include lake name, town, and date.

mlcinfo@mainelakecharts.com

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Again this year, we will post Maine lake ice out dates as soon as possible. Thank you to our website visitors who have contributed ice out information in the past. Click here to check out:

Historic Lake Ice Out Data
http://me.water.usgs.gov/iceout.html

Maine Lake Web Cams!

Sebago Lake and Long Lake in Naples
web cams you can control

Mt. Katahdin/South Twin Lake - Millinocket
www.5lakeslodge.com/weather/

Moosehead Lake - Beaver Cove
www.beavercovecamps.com/weather/

Sebec Lake - Dover-Foxcroft
www.sebeclake.net/

Pemadumcook Lake - T1 R9 Wels
http://.../webcam.html

Big Wood Pond - Jackman
www.cozycovecabins.com/

Pleasant Pond - Island Falls
www.iflakes.org/

Chesuncook Lake - Chesuncook Village
www.chesuncooklakehouse.com/webcam.html

Moose Pond -Bridgton
www.skibonk.com/weather/

This page was last updated:
4/27/2010 - 6:15 AM

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Lake Name	Town	Ice Reported Out
Sebago Lake	Sebago	3/3/2010 The "Big Bay" didn't freeze during the winter of 2010. Jordan Bay opened up around 3/3/2010! State Park launch ramp is open at 4AM until May 15th when it will begin to open at 9 AM. Visitors can purchase a $10 pass anytime to gain access to the launch before 9AM after May 15th.
Swan Lake	Swanville	3/13/10
Highland Lake	Windham	3/14/10
Chickawaukie Pond	Rockland	3/14/10
Watchic Lake	Standish	3/14/10
Sabattus Pond	Sabattus	3/15/10
Clary Lake	Jefferson	3/16/10
Togus Pond	Augusta	3/17/10
Cobbossee Lake	Monmouth	3/18/10
Unity Pond	Unity	3/18/10
Damariscotta Lake	Jefferson	3/18/10
Pemaquid Pond	Nobleboro	3/18/10
Alamoosook Lake	E. Orland	3/18/10
Panther Pond	Raymond	3/18/10
Bauneg Beg Pond	Sanford/N Berwick	3/20/10
Chemo Pond	Eddington	3/20/10
East Pond	Smithfield	3/20/10
Great Pond	Belgrade	3/20/10
Long Pond	Belgrade	3/20/10
Salmon/McGraw Lakes	Oakland	3/20/10
Messalonskee Lake	Oakland	3/20/10
North Pond	Smithfield	3/20/10
Upper/Lower Range Pond	Poland	3/20/10
Eddington Pond	Eddington	3/20/10
Field's Pond	Orrington	3/20/10
China Lake	China	3/21/10
Sebasticook Lake	Newport	3/20/10
Branch Lake	Ellsworth	3/20/10
Maranacook Lake	Winthrop	3/21/10
Lake Auburn	Auburn	3/22/10
Morrill Pond	Hartland	3/23/10
Wesserunsett Lake	Madison	3/23/10
Sheepscot Lake	Palermo	3/23/10
Eagle Lake	Bar Harbor	3/23/10
Wesserunsett Lake	Madison	3/23/10
Great Moose Lake	Hartland	3/24/10
Big Indian Lake	St. Albans	3/24/10
Green Lake	Dedham/Ellsworth	3/24/10
Echo Lake	Fayette	3/24/10
Big Lake	Princeton	3/24/10
Thompson Lake	Oxford	3/24/10
Pushaw Lake	Orono	3/25/10
Mattanawcook Lake	Lincoln	3/26/10
Cold Stream Pond	Enfield	3/26/10
Lake St. George	Liberty	3/26/10
Sebec Lake	Dover-Foxcroft	4/3/10
East Mushquash	Topsfield	4/3/10
Schoodic Lake	Lake View Plt.	4/4/10
West Grand Lake	Grand Lake Str.	4/5/10
Pemadumcook Lakes	Millinocket	4/9/10
Millinocket Lake	Millinocket	4/9/10
Monson Pond	Monson	4/10/10
Big Wood Lake	Jackman	4/13/10
Webb Lake	Weld	4/13/10
Moosehead Lake	Greenville	4/15/10
Mooselookmeguntic Lake	Oquossoc	4/18/10
Rangeley Lake	Rangeley	4/18/10
St. Froid Lake	Winterville Plt.	4/20/10
Eagle Lake	Eagle Lake	4/20/10
Cross Lake	Cross Lake Twp.	4/21/10
Long Lake	St. Agatha	4/23/10
Square Lake	Square Lake Twp.	4/26/10
Friends - First, I would like to thank all of you who have contributed to our ice-out webpage over the years. It has been a lot of fun and very informative for many of our lake users. However, with the recent acquisition of Maine Lake Charts by Fishing Hot Spots (please see our homepage) I am not certain the Ice-Out webpage will continue in 2011. If it does, it may be through some other source so.... when spring arrives in 2011, if you don't find this information here, please do a search to see if it has been reborn somewhere else. Thank you again everyone, for your input, your lake chart purchases, for supporting our local tackle shops and marinas and most of all, for helping to make a hobby into something that has been recognized nationwide. Stay safe and Tight Lines.....