In Towne Marina Lake Waconia Ice & Springs Report - 12/23/21

We want to preface this report that Lake Waconia’s ice is in very good condition for walking. After drilling hundreds of holes the past few days and checking ahead of themselves, Ben and Avery were comfortable enough to take the marina’s side-by-side Polaris Ranger on the ice to cover more ground. They spent a lot of today marking the springs on Lake Waconia that we had in our GPS from previous years. All of them were active enough to be a problem so we marked them with lath board and flagging tape. Most of the ice that we measured while heading to the springs was measuring between 5.5 and 7.5 inches. We have done our best to mark everything we are aware of, yet we can’t say we’ve marked all the springs on the lake.

Based on the ice we’ve measured the past few days, we are allowing 4-wheelers and side-by-sides through the marina access starting Friday. We are not allowing wheel houses or permanent fish houses through our access at this time. Remember to check ahead of yourself when heading out. Here are coordinates for many of the active springs that were marked today…

E. of Cemetery Reef: 44° 51.586’ N 93° 46.474’ W

W. of Anderson’s Reef: 44° 51.673’ N 93° 46.263’ W

S. of Reinke’s Reef: 44° 52.660’ N 93° 46.246’ W

N. of Red’s Reef: 44° 52.460’ N 93° 46.230’ W

Between Keg’s & NW Side of Island: 44° 51.987’ N 93° 47.241’ W

S. of North Reef: 44° 52.351’ N 93° 47.113’ W

SE Side of Keg’s Reef: 44° 52.136’ N 93° 46.939’ W

S. of Red’s Reef: 44° 52.044’ N 93° 46.346’ W

East of Island: 44° 51.651’ N 93° 46.567’ W

East of Island: 44° 51.639’ N 93° 46.567’ W

Between Wagener’s Bay Access and Rock Dock: 44° 51.608’ N 93° 48.159’ W

Between Keg’s & NW Side of Island: 44° 51.940’ N 93° 47.225’ W

N. of NE Side of Island: 44° 51.832’ N 93° 47.146’ W

SW of North Reef: 44° 52.334’ N 93° 47.298’ W