Maine Lake Charts - Ice Out 2009

Here we go.... Ice-Out is slowly spreading across Maine. Although it can't seem to happen fast enough, our lakes are beginning to melt away. We are once again asking our website visitors to contact us so we can maintain our "Ice-Out" webpage on a daily basis. 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 slowly happening!

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!

Help us continue this effort by purchasing one of our lake charts. We have updated the Megunticook Lake chart so be sure to check our "Chart Status" page before you leave. Out newest chart, Pushaw Lake is now available. It features all new depth information and 3' lake bottom contours.

Image of Mt. Washington from Sebago Lake.

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

We have added new ...
Maine Lake Web Cams!

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

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

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

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

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

Pleasant Pond - Island Falls
www.iflakes.org/

Big Wood Pond - Jackman
www.cozycovecabins.com/

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

Image of the north end of Damariscotta Lake.

This page was last updated:
5/1/09 - 7:00 AM

Lake Name	Town	Ice Reported Out
Lake Arrowhead	Waterboro	4/5/09
Eddington Pond (aka Davis Pond)	Eddington	4/6/09
Pemaquid Pond	Nobleboro	4/9/09
Tacoma Lakes	Litchfield	4/10/09
Highland Lake	Windham/Falmouth	4/10/09
Clary Lake	Jefferson	4/10/09
Nequasset Lake	Woolwich	4/10/09
Washington Pond	Washington	4/10/09
Silver Lake	Bucksport	4/10/09
Togus Pond	Augusta	4/10/09
Little Sebago Lake	Gray	4/11/09
Thomas Pond	Casco	4/11/09
Brandy Pond	Naples	4/11/09
Sabattus Pond	Sabattus	4/11/09
Cochnewagan Lake	Monmouth	4/11/09
Damariscotta Lake	Jefferson	4/11/09
North Pond	Smithfield	4/11/09
Pleasant Pond	Litchfield	4/11/09
Sebago Lake	Sebago	4/12/09 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.
East Pond	Belgrade	4/12/09
Messalonskee Lake	Sidney	4/12/09
Salmon/McGrath Ponds	Oakland	4/12/09
Chemo Pond	Eddington/Clifton	4/12/09
Lovewell Pond	Fryeburg	4/12/09
Branch Lake	Ellsworth	4/12/09
Panther Pond	Raymond	4/12/09
King Pond	Great Pond Twp.	4/13/09
Cobbossee Lake	Monmouth	4/13/09
Pushaw Lake	Orono	4/13/09
Maranacook Lake	Winthrop	4/13/09
Great Pond	Belgrade	4/13/09
Long Pond	Belgrade	4/13/09
China Lake	China	4/13/09
Beech Hill Pond	Otis	4/13/09
Sebasticook Lake	Newport	4/13/09
Young's Pond	Otis	413/09
Green Lake	Ellsworth	4/13/09
Phillips Lake	Dedham	4/13/09
Wesserunsett Lake	Madison	4/14/09
Morrill Pond	Hartland	4/14/09
Tunk Lake	T10 SD	4/14/09
Lake St. George	Liberty	4/14/09
Sheepscot Lake	Palermo	4/14/09
Long Lake	Naples	4/15/09
Moose Pond	Bridgton	4/15/09
Lewey Lake	Princeton	4/16/09
Great Moose Lake	Hartland	4/16/09
Kezar Lake	Lovell	4/17/09
Webb Lake	Weld	4/17/09
Porter Lake	New Vineyard	4/19/09
Harvey Pond	Madrid	4/20/09
West Grand Lake	Grand Lake Stream	4/21/09
Third Machias	T43 MD BPP	4/21/09
Meddybemps Lake	Alexander	4/21/09
Gardiner Lake	E. Machias	4/21/09
Schoodic Lake	Lake View Plt.	4/22/09
Sebec Lake	Dover-Foxcroft	4/22/09
Mooselookmeguntic Lake	Oquossoc	4/25/09
Moosehead Lake	Greenville	4/26/09
Chesuncook Lake	T3 R12 WELS	4/26/09
Pemadumcook Lake chain	Millinocket area	4/26/09
St. Froid Lake	Winterville	4/28/09
Big Wood Lake	Jackman	4/28/09
Rangeley Lake	Rangeley	4/28/09 - 11:30 AM
Eagle Lake	Eagle Lake	4/28/09
East Grand Lake	Danforth	?
Cross Lake	Cross Lake TWP	4/29/09