April 10

Still Wishing for spring on Deer Lake,

Finally we have warm temperatures,

maybe a bit too warm at 60 degrees, suddenly.

Melt could find Spring-time soon,

but with flooding and mud.

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April 14

Several days of near 70 degrees has turned the snow to water, with some local flooding.  It was thought that since we received a heavy insulating snow before a spell of freezing temps, perhaps much of the potential run-off actually soaked in to the ground.

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April 17

Deer Lake turned white again from more cold and 4 inches of snow after several days that reached 70 degrees and melted out many a lingering snow drift.

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April 20

It Happened again on Deer Lake:

another Spring Blizzard with six more inches of heavy, wet, tree-bending snow!

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April 28

Deer Lake is beginning to darken,

but the previous snow's white retards the melting by reflecting the sunlight.

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MayDay 1st

Warm temps, more rain and high winds push

Deer Lake into Ice-Out End-Game

with ice growing darker and darker!

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May 3

Deer Lake Ice-Out pending some breakup of the sheet,

but winds have subsided.

70 degree temps might just make the ice disappear!

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And by 6pm, May 3rd, the ice began to break up

under a slight breeze from the south.

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Docks ready to go!

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May 4th 10am

Ice on Deer Lake still melting away.

Sparce winds keep ice in middle rather than crashing onto shore.

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May 6th

Only a few remnants of ice remain

buffeted about by SE winds, rain and warmth.

Ice_Out Imminent!

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May 7th

ICE-OUT!

Loons Back

Just a few cubes left in the backwaters

after 3/4" rain overnight