Wawa Lake is Frozen – 2021

What a whirlwind of temperatures this month! From -23 to 12, and gusty winds tearing the ice up… It was a real guess as to when the ice would finally set. Yesterday afternoon, it looked like the ice completely covers the ice.

 

Last night the moon glowed on the fresh ice, shining its reflection down the lake.

However excited the anglers are of putting their ice hut out and snowmobilers racing across the lake at full throttle, please exercise caution on the new ice. Ice is rarely the same thickness all the way across a body of water and certainly is not thick enough yet.

 

Several years ago, Andy Stevens shared information showing the dates that Wawa Lake was frozen over, and when the ice went out in the spring. That chart has been added to and is below.

 

YEAR OPEN FROZEN
2021 December 22
2020 May 19 December 17
2019 May 17 December 7
2018 May 16 December 7
2017 April 29 December 14
2016 May 3 December 18
2015 May 8 December 31 Latest FROZEN
2014 May 21 Latest OPEN December 5
2013 December 7
2012 December 22
2011 December 17
2010 December 15
2009 December 17
2008 December 15
2007 December 4
2006 December 6
2005 December 15
2004 December 17
2003 December 3
2002 December 3
2001 December 25
2000 December 12
1999 December 23
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987 April 20 Earliest OPEN December 23
1986 April 28 December 12
1985 May 8 December 12
1984 April 28 December 18
1983 May 11 December 7
1982 May 12 December 13
1981 May 3 December 15
1980 April December 9
1979 May 11 December 14
1978 May 13 December 3
1977 April 25
1976 April 30 December 20
1975 May 9 December 9
1974 May 12 December 17
1973 April 21 December 11
1972 May 10 December 20
1971 May 10 December 17
1970 May 4 December Late
1969 May 11 December 15
1968 April 28 December 14
1967 December 16
1966 May 11 December 2
1965 May 9 December 6
1964 May 3 December 6
1963 May 17 December 20
1962 May 11 December 12
1961 May 8 December 15
1960 May 13 December 12
1959 May 7 November 26 Earliest FROZEN
1958 April 23 December 8
1957 May 13 December 11
1956 May 15 December 10
1955 April 28 December 10
1954
1953 May 10 December
1952
1951 May 3 December 11
1950
1949 May 2 December 5