Minnesota · Becker County
Big Cormorant Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Big Cormorant Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: April 2 (2010). Latest: May 15 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
30 years on the books, 1983–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May 10 |
| 2021 | April 7 |
| 2016 | April 6 |
| 2015 | April 15 |
| 2014 | April 30 |
| 2013 | May 15 |
| 2010 | April 2 |
| 2009 | April 29 |
| 2008 | May 7 |
| 2007 | April 25 |
| 2006 | April 13 |
| 2005 | April 17 |
| 2004 | April 18 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 18 |
| 2001 | April 27 |
| 2000 | April 5 |
| 1999 | April 17 |
| 1998 | April 12 |
| 1997 | May 2 |
| 1996 | April 20 |
| 1995 | April 22 |
| 1991 | April 19 |
| 1990 | April 24 |
| 1989 | April 25 |
| 1988 | April 18 |
| 1987 | April 13 |
| 1986 | April 18 |
| 1985 | April 21 |
| 1983 | April 16 |
When Big Cormorant freezes over
Big Cormorant Lake usually freezes over around November 28 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 11 (1990–91). Latest: December 19 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2010–11 froze on November 27. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2010–11 | November 27 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 28 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 13 |
| 2003–04 | November 29 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 19 |
| 2000–01 | December 1 |
| 1998–99 | December 19 |
| 1997–98 | November 24 |
| 1996–97 | November 18 |
| 1995–96 | November 24 |
| 1991–92 | November 23 |
| 1990–91 | November 11 |
| 1989–90 | November 22 |
| 1988–89 | November 26 |
| 1987–88 | December 2 |
| 1986–87 | November 18 |
| 1985–86 | November 20 |
| 1984–85 | December 1 |
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.