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Ice In & Out

Loon Data

AMA

Hand drawn map of lake owners from 1984

1984 Homeowners and Navigation Map

Ice In and Out

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Clearwater Lake Freeze / Thaw
Year	Ice Out	Freeze Up
2000	March 30	December 1
2001	April 26	December 20 - Latest Freeze
2002	April 17	November 26
2003	April 15	November 23
2004	April 17	December 14
2005	April 12	November 31
2006	April 9	December 1
2007	April 22	December 1
2008	May 2	November 25
2009	April 21	December 6
2010	April 2	November 27
2011	April 24	December 5
2012	March 26 - Earliest Ice Out	December 9
2013	May 12 - Latest Ice Out	November 24
2014	April 29	November 19 - Earliest Freeze
2015	April 10	December 19
2016	April 2	December 10
2017	April 3	November 22
2018	May 4	November 20
2019	April 24	November 20
2020	April 17	November 30
2021	April 4	December 7
2022	May 3	December 1

Best time of year to see our river otters is the spring ice out when they fish along the shore and eat on the ice.

AMA -Aquatic Management Area

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148 Acres of MN Lake Shoreline Protected
Brainerd, MN, 6/26/2004

Working through the Habitat Corridors Partnership, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) helped protect nearly a mile of critical shoreline on Clearwater Lake east of Brainerd, including the headwaters of the Nokasippi River. Like hundreds of other Minnesota camps and resorts, Presbyterian Clearwater Forest was established long before the rapid growth of lakefront development threatened the water quality and shoreline habitat of many of Minnesota's lakes. With the help of TPL, the camp will retain ownership of 148 acres of untouched northern shoreline forest while committing the land to long-term protection through a conservation easement to be held by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries as an Aquatic Management Area.

The camp, located on some of the region's most valuable lakeshore property, was established fifty years ago to serve Presbyteries throughout Minnesota, Northwest Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Nearly 4000 youth and adults participate in the camp's programs every year. Financial pressures forced . . .

See the full article on the web

What is an AMA?
MN DNR AMA Plan