Ice begins to form on Wawa Lake

Dec 16, 2016 @ 12:13

With the very cold temperatures of the past couple of days, ice has begun to form on Wawa Lake. Yesterday afternoon, two patches of open water could be seen from the Drill Rig. One just off Blueberry Point, and the other on the east by Mackey Point.

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.

Please exercise caution, and be safe whether you are walking, skiing or snowmobiling on ice.

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