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).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 1998–2018. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 30 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 8 |
| 2014 | April 22 |
| 2013 | April 30 |
| 2012 | March 30 |
| 2011 | April 11 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 13 |
| 2008 | April 22 |
| 2007 | April 7 |
| 2006 | April 9 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 4 |
| 2003 | April 12 |
| 2002 | May 15 |
| 2001 | April 16 |
| 2000 | March 9 |
| 1999 | April 3 |
| 1998 | April 3 |
When Betty freezes over
Betty Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 13 (1998–99). Latest: December 20 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2017–18 froze on December 12. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2017–18 | December 12 |
| 2016–17 | December 10 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2014–15 | November 25 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 11 |
| 2011–12 | December 4 |
| 2010–11 | November 24 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 25 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 22 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 10 |
| 1998–99 | November 13 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
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.