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BREAK-UP DATES Lake Temagami 1985-2022
Recorded by Glen Toogood and others |
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Glen Toogood has lived on Lake Temagami for 23 years. Each spring he meticulously recorded break-up on the calendar. He dug the old dates out of boxes for us in 2005, and we update it annually. In 2009, we started using others, as Toogood moved off the lake. The dates reflect what he observed from his central lake location. Break-up across the entire lake may have extended another day or two. Clearly, not an exact science. Since the Toogood era we now use multiple observers around the lake and do a whole-lake estimation. Lake Temagami as one of the deepest lakes is usually the last to go. The North Arm within the lake, particularly between Rabbitnose and Devil's Island, is usually the last section. The best locations to record complete break-up is at Devil's, Narrows or Garden islands. Temagami Bay tends to go earlier than most of the lake. Has there been a change over the decades? At the end of the 19th century, explorer A.E. Barlow with the Geological Survey of Canada noted that break-up was usually by May 24. |
| Year |
Date |
Observation point |
Observer | ||
| 1985 |
May 10 |
Devil's Island, North Arm | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1986 |
May 1 |
Devil's Island, North Arm | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1987 |
April 20-21 |
Devil's Island, North Arm | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1988 |
May 4 |
Devil's Island, North Arm | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1989 |
May 11 |
Devil's Island, North Arm | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1990 |
April 30 May 1 |
Ferguson Bay Devil's Island, North Arm |
Glen Toogood | ||
| 1991 |
May 3 |
Devil's Island, North Arm | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1992 |
May 10 |
Sandy Inlet | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1993 |
May 6 |
Sandy Inlet | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1994 |
May 8-9 |
Sandy Inlet | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1995 |
May 2 |
Temagami Bay (town) | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1996 |
May 12-15 |
Temagami Bay (town) | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1997 |
May 6 |
Temagami Bay (town) | Glen Toogood | ||
| 1998 |
Not observed |
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| 1999 |
Not observed |
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| 2000 |
April 27 |
Garden Island - north side | Glen Toogood | ||
| 2001 |
May 5 |
Garden Island | Glen Toogood | ||
| 2002 |
May 5 |
Garden Island | Glen Toogood | ||
| 2003 |
May 5 |
Garden Island | Glen Toogood | ||
| 2004 |
May 5 |
Garden Island | Glen Toogood | ||
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2005 |
Garden Island | Glen Toogood | |||
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2006 |
Garden Island | Glen Toogood | |||
| 2007 | Garden Island | Glen Toogood | |||
| 2008 | Garden Island | Glen Toogood | |||
| 2009 | Sealrock Point | Harold Keevil | |||
| 2010 | Devil's Island, North Arm Southern Hub |
Jason Pigeau Bob Farr |
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| 2011 | Devil's Island, North Arm | Jason Pigeau | |||
| 2012 |
North Arm Southern Hub |
Jason Pigeau Bob Farr |
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| 2013 | North Arm |
Harold Keevil Gail Spencer |
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| 2014 | North Arm |
Harold Keevil Gail Spencer |
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| 2015 | May 6** | Ogama Island, Hub | Bob Farr | ||
| 2016 | May 6 | North Arm, Hub, Southwest Arm, Northeast Arm, and the air | Ron Miller, Penny St. Germain, Jason Pigeau, Bob Farr, Steve Battis, Harold Keevil | ||
| 2017 | May 1*** | North Arm | Owen Bateman, Dave Wilfong | ||
| 2018 | May 17 | North Arm | Harold Keevil, Dave Wilfong, Ron Miller | ||
| 2019 | May 181 | North Arm | Harold Keevil, Bob Farr, Ron Miller, Dave Wilfong | ||
| 2020 | May 18 | North Arm | Harold Keevil, Dave Wilfong | ||
| 2021 | Apr 13 | North Arm, Hub | Ron Miller, Dave Wilfong, Bob Farr | ||
| 2022 | May 8 | North Arm, Ferguson Bay | Harold Keevil, Jackie Hodgins, Paul Tenwesteneind |
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** May 4 was originally reported as ice-out after observations from Devil's Island and a boat run up the North Arm to Sharp Rock. The North Arm is often the last holdout. However, on May 6, Bob Farr found a fading ice flow between Ogama, Moore and Temagami islands. Experience makes this an unusual spot for remnant ice and Farr suspects it may have drifted from Cattle Island, a more likely holdout location. Making the ice-out call is an estimation from local experience and can only be done with absolute confidence by a low flyover or a comprehensive boat run, which we have never had. *** April 29 was orignally reported as ice-out after observations from Devil's Island and Witch's Point. A boat run up the North Arm to Sharp Rock by Owen Bateman found the last holdout at Horseshoe Island that took two more days to go. Bateman still got to Sharp Rock through the Lower Narrows. 1 We routinely look for any new early record, but this year surprised us with a 34-year late record. |
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