Minnesota · Meeker County

Betty Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Betty Lake around April 8 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 9 (2000). Latest: May 15 (2002).

Betty Lake ice-out dates, 1998–2018MarAprMay1998: April 31999: April 32000: March 92001: April 162002: May 152003: April 122004: April 42005: April 82006: April 92007: April 72008: April 222009: April 132010: March 312011: April 112012: March 302013: April 302014: April 222015: April 82016: March 152017: March 30Usually Apr 82018: May 12018
April 8Usually around
March 9Earliest ever (2000)
May 15Latest ever (2002)
21Years of record (1998–2018)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

21 years on the books, 1998–2018. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2018May 1
2017March 30
2016March 15
2015April 8
2014April 22
2013April 30
2012March 30
2011April 11
2010March 31
2009April 13
2008April 22
2007April 7
2006April 9
2005April 8
2004April 4
2003April 12
2002May 15
2001April 16
2000March 9
1999April 3
1998April 3

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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