A good source of info for you would be Dr. Mark Cornwell's (of SUNY Cobleskill, IIRC) articles in back/future issues of PBMag. He has a lot of experience with NY waters and has a pond at a fair elevation there at home.

Originally Posted by Dave Davidson1
I think I've seen ice on my ponds about 3 times over a lot of years. No help here.
Two of those times were when he dropped a cold drink into the water. wink

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