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Lake Ice Cover Dates - Nunavut

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LakeYearFirst appearance of iceComplete freeze overFirst appearance of water / melt water on the iceFirst appearance of ice breakupWater clear of iceMaximum thicknessNotes:
Small Lake (3 Mile Lake)2015-2016  2016-06-16 2016-07-21188 cmThickness from May 2016, 1 measurement
74.76°N  95.06°W2016-20172016-09-122016-09-28  2017-08-01  
 2017-20182017-09-072017-09-122018-06-102018-06-132018-08-06  
 2018-20192018-09-152018-09-172019-06-092019-06-142019-07-14165 cmJune 8: 165cm,  June 10: (meltwater on ice) 174 cm
 2019-20202019-09-142019-09-222020-06-132020-06-212020-07-16  
 2020-20212020-09-152020-09-192021-06-072021-06-252021-07-25 View obstructed Sept 9-14, 2020
 2021-20222021-09-112021-09-20 2022-06-192022-07-23  
 2022-20232022-09-212022-09-26 2023-06-242023-07-21  
 2023-20242023-09-122023-09-28 2024-06-232024-07-22  
         
Resolute Lake2016-2017    2017-08-18  
74.72°N  94.95°W2017-20182017-09-132017-09-182018-06-112018-07-072018-08-25  
 2018-20192018-09-162018-09-212019-06-082019-07-012019-07-25~ 213 - 244 cmMay 19-20, fishing derby
 2019-20202019-09-122019-10-042020-06-102020-06-272020-07-28  
 2020-20212020-09-192020-09-272021-06-142021-07-052021-08-02 View obstructed Sept 22-24, 2020; Water not clear of ice by Aug 2, 2021 (end data set)
 2021-20222021-09-182021-09-25 2022-06-152022-08-01 Skim ice near shore on 08-16 (field observation)
 2022-20232022-09-242022-10-07     
 2023-20242023-09-292023-09-29 2024-06-25  Ice pan remaining during Aug fieldwork
         
         
North Lake2019-20202019-09-132019-09-242020-06-162020-06-192020-07-17  
74.77°N  95.11°W2020-20212020-09-102020-09-23(no imagery) (no imagery)  
 2021-20222021-09-042021-09-19 2022-06-182024-07-24  
 2022-20232022-09-162022-09-25     
 2023-20242023-09-122023-09-28 2024-06-192024-07-24  
         
Plateau Lake (9 Mile Lake)2019-20202019-09- between 20th-27th2019-09-302020-06-17 2020-07-26 Open water only at shore until late June. Main ice pan retreat July 22-26.
74.80°N  95.19°W2020-20212020-09-12~ 2020-09-24(no imagery) (no imagery)  
 2021-20222021-09-162021-09-20     
 2022-20232022-09-222022-09-28 2023-07-122023-07-29  
 2023-20242023-09-282023-10-01 2024-07-07  Ice pan remaining during Aug fieldwork
         
Hunting Camp Lake (Nanuit Itilinga)2015-2016  2016-06-14 25-07-2016  
75.75°N  98.56°W2016-2017> 09-09-2016between 12 and 17-09-2016  2017-08-14 onland snowmelt 18-05-2017; Ice pan present on the lake 31-07-2017
 2017-20182017-09-012017-09-292018-06-13 2018-08-13  
 2018-20192018-09-042018-09-262019-06-12 2019-08-02  
 2019-20202019-08-302019-09-262020-06-11 2020-07-24  
 2020-20212020-09-042020-09-142021-06-14 2021-08-04  
 2021-20222021-09-042021-09-132022-06-152022-07-032022-07-27  
 2022-20232022-09-162022-09-17 2023-07-012023-07-29  
 2023-20242023-09-242023-10-10 2024-06-222024-08-03