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Iowa Great Lakes Officially Freeze Over

November 22, 2014

(Arnolds Park)– It’s official: the Iowa Great Lakes are locked in ice for another season.

Kirk Ewen of Arnolds Park keeps track of the official freeze-thaw dates of the Iowa Great Lakes each season. He tells KUOO news East Lake Okoboji officially froze over December 22nd and West Lake Okoboji Thursday (Dec. 27th).

A year ago, East Lake Okoboji froze over December 5th and West Lake on December 20th.