First Ice Reading On Lake Pepin

  • Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 19, 2015 at 11:06 am #1513509

    One of the first signs of spring!!

    21″ which is a little below average.

    Last years first reading was a record setting 30″.

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    February 19, 2015 at 12:06 pm #1513544

    Having been a year since I’ve been on P4, what mile marker is the head of Pepin, say around Greene Point or Friedrich point?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 19, 2015 at 12:54 pm #1513573

    Between Green and Friedrich point is MM 783.
    The “can line” is 785 John.

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    February 19, 2015 at 1:04 pm #1513581

    Thanks Brian.

    Angler II
    Posts: 530
    February 19, 2015 at 1:51 pm #1513623

    Thanks BK. At what point will the ice breaker roll through? Wasn’t it around 12″ last year with the thick ice?

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13475
    February 19, 2015 at 2:05 pm #1513629

    Any idea of snow cover depth north of the cities? I know its all subject to increase with one mighty slush drop of the skies. But I haven’t heard much of significant snow falls this year.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 19, 2015 at 2:08 pm #1513631

    Lake Name
    Lake Pepin
    Average Ice-Out
    April 9th

    Earliest Ice-Out
    February 29, 2000

    Latest Ice-Out
    May 20, 1843

    Years of Data
    88

    From the Corp website:

    Dan Cottrell, St. Paul District channel maintenance coordinator, said the tows usually wait until there is around 12 inches of ice before attempting to break through the ice. Lake Pepin ice is traditionally the last hurdle for the navigation industry to deal with before reaching St. Paul, because the ice is usually a lot thicker in the lake due to the slow moving current.

    Angler II
    Posts: 530
    February 19, 2015 at 2:36 pm #1513653
    Randy Wieland wrote:

    Any idea of snow cover depth north of the cities? I know its all subject to increase with one mighty slush drop of the skies. But I haven’t heard much of significant snow falls this year.

    Not much snow at all 3-6″ around the metro.

    Al Willits
    Posts: 11
    March 10, 2015 at 9:46 pm #1521969

    Any guess on when Covill will be open?

    al

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 10, 2015 at 10:18 pm #1521981

    Where’s Covill? whistling

    Gabe Kuettner
    wabasha mn
    Posts: 348
    March 10, 2015 at 11:57 pm #1521995

    Brian pool 5 or 5a looks pretty open

    river rat randy
    Hager City WI
    Posts: 1736
    March 12, 2015 at 11:35 am #1522511
    Brian Klawitter wrote:

    Lake Name
    Lake Pepin
    Average Ice-Out
    April 9th

    Earliest Ice-Out
    February 29, 2000

    Latest Ice-Out
    May 20, 1843

    …In 2000 my son and I were fishing Point-No-Point from a boat on February 14th… …rrr

    Angler II
    Posts: 530
    March 12, 2015 at 1:40 pm #1522613

    Any update on the ice thickness?

    mnfish
    Lake Elmo MN
    Posts: 1104
    March 19, 2015 at 10:01 am #1525057

    Is ice out yet on Pepin?

    Angler II
    Posts: 530
    March 19, 2015 at 11:21 am #1525077
    mnfish wrote:

    Is ice out yet on Pepin?

    Nope. we’ve made significant progress though. A couple weeks yet.

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