Thread: Ice-In 2012-13
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Old 01-31-2013, 10:11 AM   #289
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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting View Post
I don't see how this could ever really happen. Ice-out isn't declared until the lake is almost completely ice free (save for a few ice floes floating around or a few small coves still with some ice. By the time ice-out is declared, the water temperature has risen enough that it would take weeks of cold weather to completely re-freeze the whole lake. While some areas may skim over at night, but 10ish AM the next day, the skim is usually gone.
Me thinks Mike meant, if the ice partially melts and then refreezes.
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