Dates Wabigoon Lake Became Ice free
Historic records kept by Derosier, Lindquist, Franklin, Latimer, Cook, Current (1985+) records by Wintle, Tupling and the Short Stop and Twin Towers Restaurant.
(Note that the ice could be out at different times depending on where it was viewed from.)
Main lake as viewed from Dryden Barritt Bay viewed from Wabigoon
1937   May 10   1981   May 1     1937   May 10   1981   Apr 30  
1938   May 4   1982   May 7     1938   May 4   1982   May 6  
1939   May 6   1983   May 9     1939   May 6   1983   May 6  
1940   May 8   1984   Apr 26     1940   May 8   1984   Apr 25  
1941   Apr 25   1985   May 2     1941   May 8   1985   Apr 30  
1942   Apr 25   1986   Apr 24     1942   Apr 25   1986   Apr 19  
1943   May 15   1987   Apr 20     1943   May 15   1987   Apr 18  
1944   May 14   1988   May 6     1944   May 14   1988   May 2  
1945   May 7   1989   May 14     1945   May 7   1989   May 11  
1946   May 12   1990   May 5     1946   May 12   1990   Apr 29  
1947   May 16   1991   Apr 27     1947   May 16   1991   Apr 27  
1948   May 22   1992   May 11     1948   May 22   1992   May 10  
1949   May 19   1993   May 4     1949   May 19   1993   Apr 27  
1950   May-24 Latest 1994   May 4     1950   May-24 Latest 1994   May 2  
1951   May 11   1995   May 6     1951   May 11   1995   May 3  
1952   May 3   1996   May 21     1952   May 3   1996   May 19  
1953   May 5   1997   May 9     1953   May 5   1997   May 5  
1954   May 20   1998   Apr 22     1954   May 20   1998   Apr 18  
1955   Apr 22   1999   May 4     1955   Apr 22   1999   May 2  
1956   May 15   2000   Apr 24     1956   May 15   2000   Apr 20  
1957   May 5   2001   May 3     1957   May 5   2001   May 3  
1958   Apr 23   2002   May 15     1958   Apr 19   2002   May 12  
1959   May 7   2003   Apr 30     1959   May 7   2003   Apr 21  
1960   May 14   2004   May 3     1960   May 14   2004   May 1  
1961   May 12   2005   Apr 22 Poor Ice Year   1961   May 12   2005   Apr 20  
1962   May 13   2006   Apr 21 Poor Ice Year   1962   May 13   2006   Apr 21  
1963   May 2   2007   Apr 30     1963   May 2   2007   Apr 28  
1964   May 7   2008   May 13     1964   May 7   2008   May 13 No Wabigoon report
1965   May 8   2009   May 8     1965   May 8   2009   May 6 No Wabigoon report
1966   May 18   2010   Apr-10 Earliest   1966   May 18   2010   Apr-10 Earliest
1967   May 15   2011   May-5     1967   May 15   2011   May 3  
1968   May 7             1968   May 7          
1969   May 3             1969   May 3          
1970   May 16             1970   May 16          
1971   May 7             1971   May 7          
1972   May 12             1972   May 12          
1973   May 2             1973   May 3          
1974   May 17             1974   May 17          
1975   May 11             1975   May 10          
1976   Apr 28             1976   Apr 26          
1977   May 1             1977   Apr 27          
1978   May 15             1978   May 9          
1979   May 13             1979   May 11          
1980   Apr 28             1980   Apr 30          
Median   May 9   Median   May 6     Median   May 8   Median   May 3  
to 1980       since 1980         to 1980       since 1980