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ice-out season

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the period of time taken for the ice in rivers and lakes to soften, crack up, and disappear.

See: break-up period

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1957

With the ice-out season beginning this week, the surface of Trout Lake will be frothing for almost a month, after which the warming water will send the ouananiche back down to the seclusion of the bottom of the lake.