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Ice-Out

This photo was taken on March 13, 2024. Earliest ice-out ever on Mattanawcook Pond!

Here's a photo of Mattanawcook Pond taken on April 9, 2022!

The ice went out on Mattanawcook Pond at about 5 pm, April 13, 2020. Cold Stream Pond is ice free as of April 14.

April 27, 2019 - Today's the day! The ice is out on Mattanawcook Pond.

April 26, 2018 - The ice is out on Mattanawcook Pond! We also got word from Rusty Stevens that Cold Stream Pond is out as of today.

April 23, 2017 - The ice is now out on Mattanawcook Pond! Winter is officially over as the ice finally left the pond late tonight. There are signs of spring everywhere! Get out and enjoy the great outdoors. Is your fishing gear ready? Get your boat, canoe or kayak in the water and have some fun.

March 29, 2016 - The ice is now out on Cold Stream Pond! The ice went out this afternoon, according to Sue Harvey.

March 19 - It's a new record! The ice on Mattanawcook Pond went out today, the earliest since records have been kept (1930). It's nice to see blue water again! The earliest previous date for ice-out on the local pond was March 24, 2010.

April 22, 2015 - The ice is out on Mattanawcook Pond in Lincoln! The ice on Cold Stream Pond went out on Monday, April 27.

April 28, 2014 - The ice is out on Mattanawcook Pond! Caribou Pond is also ice-free.

April 6, 2013 - The ice on Mattanawcook Pond went out overnight!

This photo was taken on March 24, 2010 - the earliest ice out date on record for Mattanawcook Pond!

March 27, 2012 - The ice is out on Mattanawcook Pond as of noon today. Caribou Pond was ice-free today also.

April 5, 2012 - Sue Harvey reports that Cold Stream Pond is ice-free as of today.

These dates are for Mattanawcook Pond. The ice is considered out when the pond is open as far as Weatherbee Island. If you have ice out information for any of our other lakes, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Year	Date	Year	Date	Year	Date
1930	15-Apr	1960	27-Apr	1990	19-Apr
1931	11-Apr	1961	4-May	1991	24-Apr
1932	22-Apr	1962	21-Apr	1992	28-Apr
1933	27-Apr	1963	27-Apr	1993	21-Apr
1934	27-Apr	1964	27-Apr	1994	28-Apr
1935	28-Apr	1965	21-Apr	1995	17-Apr
1936	6-Apr	1966	19-Apr	1996	17-Apr
1937	25-Apr	1967	26-Apr	1997	28-Apr
1938	20-Apr	1968	16-Apr	1998	14-Apr
1939	8-May	1969	30-Apr	1999	11-Apr
1940	3-May	1970	29-Apr	2000	6-Apr
1941	21-Apr	1971	3-May	2001	28-Apr
1942	23-Apr	1972	7-May	2002	12-Apr
1943	26-Apr	1973	21-Apr	2003	29-Apr
1944	1-May	1974	18-Apr	2004	14-Apr
1945	7-Apr	1975	28-Apr	2005	17-Apr
1946	18-Apr	1976	17-Apr	2006	29-Mar
1947	24-Apr	1977	20-Apr	2007	24-Apr
1948	14-Apr	1978	1-May	2008	23-Apr
1949	12-Apr	1979	16-Apr	2009	5-Apr
1950	23-Apr	1980	12-Apr	2010	24-Mar
1951	13-Apr	1981	2-Apr	2011	17-Apr
1952	22-Apr	1982	25-Apr	2012	27-Mar
1953	4-Apr	1983	8-Apr	2013	6-April
1954	23-Apr	1984	25-Apr	2014	28-April
1955	19-Apr	1985	12-Apr	2015	22-April
1956	30-Apr	1986	14-Apr	2016	19-March
1957	19-Apr	1987	12-Apr	2017	23-Apr
1958	19-Apr	1988	10-Apr	2018	26-Apr
1959	25-Apr	1989	30-Apr	2019	27-April
				2020	13-April
				2021	6-April
				2022	9-April
				2023	15-April
				2024	13-March

This photo was taken on March 29, 2006 - the one of earliest ice out dates for Mattanawcook Pond!

Ice Out Dates for Cold Stream Pond

Cold Stream Pond is a big lake, 3,628 acres, with a maximum depth of 104 feet. Here are the ice out dates:

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Year	Date
1934	April 24
1944	May 2
1945	April 5
1949	April 14
1950	April 27
1951	April 13
1952	April 22
1953	April 8
1954	April 25
1955	April 20
1956	April 30
1957	April 26
1958	April 20
1959	April 29
1960	April 28
1961	May 7
1962	April 24
1963	April 29
1964	April 30
1965	April 29
1966	April 20
1967	May 2

Year	Date
1968	April 19
1969	May 2
1970	April 30
1971	May 5
1972	May 9
1973	April 23
1974	April 23
1975	April 27
1976	April 20
1977	April 23
1978	May 2
1979	April 18
1980	April 16
1981	April 5
1982	April 28
1983	April 12
1984	April 26
1985	April 20
1986	April 16
1987	April 21
1988	April 9
1989	May 3

Year	Date
1990	April 23
1991	April 26
1992	April 29
1993	April 24
1994	April 28
1995	April 26
1996	April 21
1997	May 1
1998	April 13
1999	April 13
2000	April 9
2001	May 2
2002	April 13
2003	May 2
2004	April 15
2005	April 19
2006	April 2
2007	April 26
2008	April 24
2009	April 17
2010	March 24
2011	April 23

Year	Date
2012	April 5
2013	April 16
2014	April 29
2015	April 27
2016 2017	March 29 April 23
2018	April 28
2019	April 27
2020	April 14

March 27, 2012

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