Minnesota · Todd County
Big Birch Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Big Birch Lake around April 12 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2024). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 1987–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | April 12 |
| 2024 | March 15 |
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2022 | April 24 |
| 2020 | April 12 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2017 | March 31 |
| 2016 | March 26 |
| 2015 | April 11 |
| 2014 | April 27 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2008 | April 30 |
| 2007 | April 16 |
| 2006 | April 10 |
| 2005 | April 9 |
| 2004 | April 7 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 26 |
| 2000 | March 25 |
| 1999 | April 8 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1997 | April 23 |
| 1996 | April 30 |
| 1987 | March 28 |
When Big Birch freezes over
Big Birch Lake usually freezes over around December 4 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 13 (1996–97). Latest: December 20 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on December 4. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | December 4 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2016–17 | December 10 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
| 2008–09 | December 7 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 29 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | December 12 |
| 1999–00 | December 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
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.