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Ice Out Dates
The Maine Lakes Ice Out Table below is updated on weekdays during the spring as information becomes available. Use the easy-to-remember www.maine.gov/dacf/iceout to send this page to friends or link to our page.
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- "Ice Out" is defined for this webpage as 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 in some areas, but when a person can traverse the entire waterbody without being stopped by ice floes we will consider the ice to be out.
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- View past years Ice Out tables - since 2003
2024 Ice Out Dates for Maine Lakes
Ice Out Dates Last Updated: April 25, 2024 6:29 AM
| Lake Name | Town | Ice Reported Out |
|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | St. Agatha, T17 R4 WELS, T17 R3 WELS | 04/23/24 |
| Kennabago Lake | Stetsontown Twp., Davis Twp. | 04/23/24 |
| Long Lake | T11 R13 WELS, T12 R13 WELS | 04/23/24 |
| Chamberlain Lake | T6 R11 WELS, T6 R12 WELS, T7 R12 WELS, T7 R13 WELS | 04/23/24 |
| Eagle Lake | Eagle Lake, T16 R6 WELS | 04/23/24 |
| Rangeley Lake | Rangeley, Rangeley Plt | 04/23/24 |
| Kingsbury Pond | Kingsbury | 04/20/24 |
| Round Pond | T6 R11 WELS, T5 R11 WELS | 04/20/24 |
| Mooselookmeguntic Lake/Cupsuptic Lake | Adamstown, Rangeley, Rangeley Plt.,Richardsontown Twp. | 04/22/24 |
| Cross Lake | Cross Lake Twp., Square Lake Twp. | 04/19/24 |
| Pleasant Pond | Island Falls | 04/21/24 |
| Lake Hebron | Monson | 04/19/24 |
| Saddleback Lake | Dallas Plt. | 04/20/24 |
| Shirley Pond | Shirley | 04/22/24 |
| Big Wood Lake | Jackman | 04/19/24 |
| Moosehead Lake | Greenville, Rockwood, Lily Bay, NE Carry Twp. | 04/20/24 |
| St. Froid Lake | Winterville | 04/19/24 |
| Whetstone Pond | Abbot, Kingsbury, and Blanchard | 04/19/24 |
| Big Indian Pond | Moosehead Junction Twp. | 04/19/24 |
| Spencer Pond | E. Middlesex Canal Grant Twp, Spencer Bay Twp | 04/18/24 |
| Drews Lake | New Limerick | 04/18/24 |
| Nickerson Lake | New Limerick | 04/17/24 |
| Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes | T4 Indian Purchase, T3 Indian Purchase, T1 R9 WELS, T1 R10 WELS | 04/18/24 |
| Millinocket Lake | Millinocket area | 04/17/24 |
| Branch Lake | Ellsworth | 04/12/24 |
| Highland Lake | Bridgton | 03/20/24 |
| Webb Lake | Weld | 04/16/24 |
| Staples Pond (aka - Santa Claus Lake) | Temple | 04/15/24 |
| Deering Lake (aka Longfellow Lake) | Weston, Orient | 04/14/24 |
| Worthley Pond | Peru | 04/12/24 |
| Wyman Lake | Bingham | 04/14/24 |
| Embden Pond | Embden | 04/16/24 |
| West Pond | Ebeemee | 04/14/24 |
| Schoodic Lake | Lakeview Plt | 04/13/24 |
| East Grand Lake | Danforth, Weston, Forest City | 04/14/24 |
| Sebec Lake | Bowerbank, Willimantic, Dover Foxcroft, Sebec | 04/14/24 |
| Lower Kimball Pond | Fryeburg | 04/11/24 |
| Nashs Lake | Calais | 04/09/24 |
| Wesserunsett Lake | Madison | 04/09/24 |
| Messalonskee Lake (aka - Snow Pond) | Oakland, Sidney, Belgrade | 03/15/24 |
| Keoka Lake | Waterford | 04/03/24 |
| Kezar Lake | Lovell | 04/08/24 |
| Jacob Buck Pond | Bucksport | 03/10/24 |
| Lower Springy Pond | Otis | 03/13/24 |
| Big Indian Pond | St. Albans | 04/05/24 |
| Great Moose Lake | Hartland, Harmony | 04/10/24 |
| Cold Stream Pond | Enfield | 03/30/24 |
| Pleasant Lake | Stetson | 03/30/24 |
| Watson Pond | Rome | 04/01/24 |
| Keyes Pond | Sweden | 04/01/24 |
| Moose Pond | Bridgton, Denmark, Sweden | 03/30/24 |
| Pennesseewassee Lake | Norway | 03/30/24 |
| Great Pond | Great Pond Twp. | 03/21/24 |
| West Grand Lake | Grand Lake Str,, T6ND BPP, Sakom Twp., T6 R1 NBPP | 04/09/24 |
| Big Lake | Princeton, Grand Lake Str,, Big Lake Twp, Greenlaw Chopping Twp | 03/21/24 |
| Androscoggin Lake | Wayne, Leeds | 03/17/24 |
| Chemo Pond | Bradley, Clifton, Eddington | 03/13/24 |
| North Pond | Smithfield, Mercer, Rome | 03/19/24 |
| Moose Pond | Otisfield | 03/18/24 |
| Crystal (Beals) Pond | Turner | 03/19/24 |
| Basin Pond | Auburn/Minot | 03/19/24 |
| Lake St. George | Liberty | 03/15/24 |
| Lovewell Pond | Fryeburg | 03/17/24 |
| McGrath Pond | Belgrade, Oakland | 03/17/24 |
| Whittier Pond | Vienna | 03/15/24 |
| Stanley Pond | Hiram, Porter | 03/15/24 |
| Hopkins Pond | Mariaville, Clifton | 03/17/24 |
| Maranacook Lake | Readfield, Winthrop | 03/17/24 |
| Pleasant Lake | Casco, Otisfield | 03/17/24 |
| Thompson Lake | Oxford, Otisfield, Casco and Poland | 03/15/24 |
| Crooked Pond | Lincoln | 03/16/24 |
| Beech Hill Pond | Otis | 03/15/24 |
| Long Lake | Naples, Bridgton, Harrison | 03/18/24 |
| Sand Pond | Litchfield | 03/14/24 |
| Great Pond | Belgrade, Rome | 03/14/24 |
| Boyden Lake | Perry, Robinston | 03/15/24 |
| Swan Lake | Swanville | 03/12/24 |
| Alamoosook Lake | Orland | 03/08/24 |
| Lower Narrows Pond | Winthrop | 03/14/24 |
| Sabbathday Lake | New Glouster | 03/14/24 |
| Fox Pond | T10 SD | 03/14/24 |
| Raymond Pond | Raymond | 03/14/24 |
| Long Pond | Belgrade, Mt. Vernon | 03/16/24 |
| Crescent Lake | Raymond, Casco | 03/14/24 |
| Cobbossee Lake | Monmouth, W. Gardiner, Winthrop, Manchester, Litchfield | 03/13/24 |
| Round Pond | Charlotte | 03/13/24 |
| Long Pond | T10SD | 03/14/24 |
| Spring River Lake | T10 SD | 03/14/24 |
| Tunk Lake | T10 SD, T7 SD | 03/14/24 |
| Mousam Lake | Acton, Shapleigh | 03/12/24 |
| Mattanawcook Pond | Lincoln | 03/13/24 |
| Silver Lake | Bucksport | 03/07/24 |
| Little Sebago Lake | Gray, Windham | 03/11/24 |
| Biscay Pond | Bristol, Bremen, Damariscotta | 03/08/24 |
| Cochnewagon Lake | Monmouth | 03/13/24 |
| Green Lake | Dedham, Ellsworth | 03/12/24 |
| Washington Pond | Washington | 03/08/24 |
| Lake Auburn | Auburn | 03/12/24 |
| Holbrook Pond | Holden, Eddington | 03/08/24 |
| Tripp Pond | Poland | 03/12/24 |
| Meddybemps Lake | Meddybemps, Alexander, Baring Plt., Baileyville | 03/12/24 |
| Pocomoonshine Lake | Princeton, Alexander | 03/12/24 |
| Crawford Lake | Crawford | 03/12/24 |
| Silver Lake (aka - Poverty Pond) | Shapleigh | 03/08/24 |
| Cathance Lake | Cooper | 03/16/24 |
| Green Pond | Oxford | 03/12/24 |
| Little Ossipee Pond | Waterboro | 03/12/24 |
| Phillips Lake (aka - Lucerne Lake) | Lucerne | 03/11/24 |
| Paradise Pond (aka Muddy Pond) | Damariscotta | 02/28/24 |
| Sheepscot Pond | Palermo | 03/11/24 |
| Pleasant Pond | Richmond, Litchfield, W. Gardiner | 03/11/24 |
| Damariscotta Lake | Jefferson, Nobleboro, Newcastle | 03/11/24 |
| Little Dyer Pond | Jefferson | 03/08/24 |
| Brewer Lake | Orrington, Holden | 03/11/24 |
| Pequawket Lake | Brownfield | 03/11/24 |
| Woodbury Pond | Litchfield | 03/10/24 |
| Wilson Lake | Acton | 03/10/24 |
| Graham Lake | Ellsworth, Mariaville, Waltham, Fletchers Landing Twp. | 03/07/24 |
| Highland Lake | Windham, Falmouth, Westbrook | 03/07/24 |
| Sewall Pond | Arrowsic | 03/07/24 |
| Crystal Lake | Gray | 03/08/24 |
| Sennebec Pond | Union, Appleton | 03/09/24 |
| Pushaw Lake | Orono, Glenburn, Hudson, Old Town | 03/18/24 |
| Hadley Lake | East Machias | 03/08/24 |
| China Lake | Vassalboro, China, Windsor | 03/11/24 |
| Threemile Pond | Vassalboro, China, Windsor | 03/08/24 |
| Indian Lake | Whiting | 03/08/24 |
| Gardner Lake | Whiting, E. Machias, Marion Twp. | 03/08/24 |
| Thomas Pond | Raymond, Casco | 03/08/24 |
| Horne Pond (aka - Pequawket Lake) | Brownfield | 03/08/24 |
| Davis Pond | Eddington, Holden | 03/07/24 |
| Togus Pond | Augusta | 03/07/24 |
| Sabattus Pond | Sabattus, Greene, Wales | 03/07/24 |
| Webber Pond | Vassalboro | 03/07/24 |
| Bauneg Beg Lake | N. Berwick, Sanford | 03/08/24 |
| Unity Pond (aka - Lake Winnecook) | Unity, Burnham, Troy | 03/11/24 |
| Swan Pond | Lyman | 03/07/24 |
| Pattee Pond | Winslow | 03/07/24 |
| Clary Lake | Whitefield | 03/08/24 |
| Pemaquid Pond | Bremen, Damariscotta, Nobleboro | 03/07/24 |
| Hosmer Pond | Rockport | 03/07/24 |
| Hamilton Pond | Bar Harbor | 03/06/24 |
| Rocky Pond | Orland | 03/06/24 |
| Toddy Pond | Orland, Penobscot, Surry, Blue Hill | 03/06/24 |
| Cross Pond | Morrill | 03/04/24 |
| Sebago Lake | Standish, Casco, Raymond, Sebago | 03/04/24 - Sebago Lake did not freeze well this winter. The docks are in at the State Park. |
| Bracket Lake | Weston | 04/13/24 |
| Umsaskis Lake | T11R13 WELS | 04/23/24 |
| South Branch Lake | T2R8 / Seboeis Plantation | 03/30/24 |