DCHP-1 Online
melt season North 
the period of time taken for the ice in rivers and lakes to soften, crack up, and disappear.
See also: break-up period
- 1964 The return journey was made during the height of the melt season with men, dogs and equipment constantly soaked by the icy water of pools and streams on the surface of the shore-fast ice. . . .
- 1964 The return journey was made during the height of the melt season with men, dogs and equipment constantly soaked by the icy water of pools and streams on the surface of the shore-fast ice. . . .