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Originally Posted by Lakegeezer
For ponds, the clock method works well. For Winnipesaukee, not so much. This year, I was iced out over a week before the official declaration. Where would you put the clock?
After the ice-out call, we had photos posted of ice in Roberts Cove. We're talking about a record that has been kept for over 100 years. The method should have some consistency, otherwise the record could be called into question.
What we do today is fine - but it is not perfect. This year, the Roberts Cove pictures proved that.
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As one who has kept his boat at Robert's Cove for many years, it's one of the last places on the lake to be rid of ice every year. It's located on the east-most end of the lake and almost perfectly aligned with the prevailing wind that blows down through the broads and the ice just piles up in it. This year though, it is out as early as I have seen it in 25+ years.
Subsequently in the summer, just outside the cove before the water depth quickly drops to 100+ feet, it can also have some of the roughest water on the lake when the wind picks up.