COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. (AP) – The largest lake in Montana’s Glacier National Park has completely frozen over.
The Hungry Horse News reports that the surface of Lake McDonald in northern Montana has totally frozen over with the exception of some holes that are the approximate size of a school bus.
The newspaper says the last time the lake froze over completely was during the winter of 2016-17.
On Sunday only half of the lake’s surface water was frozen, but the paper said that by Thursday the cold air temperatures and calm nights without much wind caused a freeze over the entire lake.
Lake McDonald is about 10 miles (16 km) long and 1 mile (about 1.6 km) wide with a water depth of about 465 feet (approximately 142 m).
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Information from: Hungry Horse News, http://www.hungryhorsenews.com
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