Ice out on Lake Wicwas was declared on Sunday March 17th when a boat could be launched at the ramp on Chemung Road and make its way through all the major passages and dock at each of the major coves in the lake. The last area to clear was the channel southwest of Bryant Island, which is unusual. Most often the last of the ice lingers in the protected end of Marion Cove or the south end of the lake near the boat ramp where the northwest wind tends to blow ice from the center of the lake.
Ice-out on March 17th is one day later than the earliest ice-out date ever recorded, and combined with the late ice-in date of January 6th, gave us just 71 days of ice coverage. Compared to the average ice cover over the past 20 years of 119 days, this doesn't bode well for water temperatures and cyanobacteria blooms this summer. Ice-out on Lake Winnipesaukee was also called on March 17th.
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| View from Crockett's Ledge on March 16th. |
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