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Maine Lakes Ice Out
The Maine Lakes Ice Out Table below is updated on weekdays during the spring as information becomes available. Use the easy-to-remember www.maine.gov/dacf/iceout to send this page to friends or link to our page.
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- Report Ice Out in your area by sending us an email.
- "Ice Out" is defined for this webpage as 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 in some areas, but when a person can traverse the entire waterbody without being stopped by ice floes we will consider the ice to be out.
- Include lake name, town, and date in Your Report of Lake Ice Out Email to us.
- Using the Ice Out Table
- To search for a specific lake or town use the search box above the table.
- To sort by either lake, town, or date ice out was reported click on the table column titles.
- View past years Ice Out tables - since 2003
2026 Ice Out Dates for Maine Lakes
Ice Out Dates Last Updated: April 3, 2026 4:03 PM
| Lake Name | Town | Ice Reported Out |
|---|---|---|
| Mallet Pond | Freeport | 04/03/26 |
| Swetts Pond | Orrington | 04/03/26 |
| Round Pond | Charlotte | 04/02/26 |
| Togus Pond | Augusta | 04/03/26 |
| Silver Lake | Bucksport | 04/03/26 |
| Washington Pond | Washington | 04/01/26 |
| Crystal Lake | Harrison | 04/02/26 |
| Paradise Pond (aka Muddy Pond) | Damariscotta | 03/21/26 |
| Silver Lake (aka - Poverty Pond) | Shapleigh | 03/31/26 |
| Megunticook Lake | Camden, Lincolnville, Hope | 04/02/26 |
| Highland Lake | Windham, Falmouth, Westbrook | 04/02/26 |
| Hosmer Pond | Camden | 04/02/26 |
| Great Pond | Cape Elizabeth | 04/01/26 |
| North Pond | Warren | 03/30/26 |
| Little Dyer Pond | Jefferson | 04/01/26 |
| Chemo Pond | Bradley, Clifton, Eddington | 03/30/26 |
| Moody Pond | Lincolnville | 04/01/26 |
| Davis Pond | Eddington, Holden | 03/31/26 |
| Grondin Pond | Scarborough | 04/01/26 |
| Eagle Lake | Mount Desert Island, Southwest Harbor | 03/30/26 |
| Echo Lake | Mount Desert Island, Southwest Harbor | 03/30/26 |
| Somes Pond | Mount Desert Island | 03/30/26 |
| Hodgdon Pond | Tremont | 03/30/26 |
| Seal Cove Pond | Tremont | 03/30/26 |
| Long Pond (Great P) | Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert Island | 03/30/26 |
| Holbrook Pond | Holden, Eddington | 03/29/26 |
| Cross Pond | Morrill | 03/26/26 |
| Hamilton Pond | Bar Harbor | 03/25/26 |