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Bde Maka Ska Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Bde Maka Ska Lake around April 9 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2017). Latest: May 1 (2018).

Bde Maka Ska Lake ice-out dates, 1946–2026MarAprMay1946: March 281947: April 181949: April 111950: April 231951: April 261952: April 201953: April 71954: April 91955: April 81956: April 201957: April 181959: April 71960: April 131961: April 101962: April 221963: April 131964: April 111965: April 281966: March 311967: April 51968: March 301969: April 121970: April 141971: April 151972: April 161974: April 171975: April 261976: April 31977: March 301978: April 91979: April 201980: April 171981: March 271982: April 171983: April 101984: April 101985: April 81987: March 201988: April 41989: April 141990: April 11991: April 51992: April 71993: April 151994: April 71995: March 251996: April 201997: April 141998: March 291999: April 12000: March 92001: April 142002: April 152003: April 32004: April 22005: April 62006: April 72007: March 292008: April 202009: April 82010: March 312011: April 102012: March 182013: April 282014: April 202015: April 12016: March 152017: March 72018: May 12019: April 92020: March 292021: March 272022: April 122023: April 142024: March 112025: March 27Usually Apr 92026: March 312026
April 9Usually around
March 7Earliest ever (2017)
May 1Latest ever (2018)
77Years of record (1946–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

77 years on the books, 1946–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 31
2025March 27
2024March 11
2023April 14
2022April 12
2021March 27
2020March 29
2019April 9
2018May 1
2017March 7
2016March 15
2015April 1
2014April 20
2013April 28
2012March 18
2011April 10
2010March 31
2009April 8
2008April 20
2007March 29
2006April 7
2005April 6
2004April 2
2003April 3
2002April 15
2001April 14
2000March 9
1999April 1
1998March 29
1997April 14
1996April 20
1995March 25
1994April 7
1993April 15
1992April 7
1991April 5
1990April 1
1989April 14
1988April 4
1987March 20
1985April 8
1984April 10
1983April 10
1982April 17
1981March 27
1980April 17
1979April 20
1978April 9
1977March 30
1976April 3
1975April 26
1974April 17
1972April 16
1971April 15
1970April 14
1969April 12
1968March 30
1967April 5
1966March 31
1965April 28
1964April 11
1963April 13
1962April 22
1961April 10
1960April 13
1959April 7
1957April 18
1956April 20
1955April 8
1954April 9
1953April 7
1952April 20
1951April 26
1950April 23
1949April 11
1947April 18
1946March 28

When Bde Maka Ska freezes over

Bde Maka Ska Lake usually freezes over around December 11 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 25 (1996–97). Latest: December 31 (2001–02).

December 11Usually freezes around
November 25 Earliest on record (1996–97)
December 31 Latest on record (2001–02)
45 Winters of record (1962–2025)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 12. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2024–25December 12
2022–23December 8
2018–19November 28
2017–18December 12
2016–17December 15
2015–16December 31
2014–15November 28
2008–09December 10
2007–08December 4
2005–06December 6
2004–05December 19
2003–04December 12
2002–03December 5
2001–02December 31
2000–01December 8
1999–00December 21
1998–99December 23
1997–98December 26
1996–97November 25
1995–96November 27
1994–95December 11
1993–94December 11
1992–93December 18
1991–92November 26
1990–91December 18
1989–90November 30
1988–89December 1
1987–88December 17
1986–87December 5
1985–86December 4
1984–85December 7
1983–84December 5
1982–83December 13
1978–79November 30
1975–76December 2
1973–74December 11
1971–72December 26
1970–71December 12
1968–69December 9
1967–68December 23
1966–67December 5
1965–66December 18
1964–65December 8
1963–64December 12
1962–63December 12

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.

Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.

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