In the winter of 2017-2018, the ice thickness at the lake got up to 13 inches. For those of you who have had a dock crushed by ice in the past, here are some interesting numbers.
(161 acres of lake x 43,560 sq. ft./acre x 13 x 57.2 lbs./cu. ft.)/(12 x 2,000 lbs./ton) = 217,291 tons of ice.
By comparison, a 747 airliner weighs 202 tons. So that would mean that an equivalent of 1,074 747’s would be available to crush docks if left in all winter!!
Loon Lake, Steuben County, NY 