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Big Stone Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Big Stone Lake around April 10 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 14 (2024). Latest: May 8 (2013).

Big Stone Lake ice-out dates, 1950–2026MarAprMay1950: April 291951: April 261952: April 201953: April 71954: April 141955: April 51956: April 101957: April 101958: April 51959: April 91960: April 121961: March 271962: April 221963: April 21964: April 121965: April 231966: April 11967: April 11968: March 281969: April 201970: April 121971: April 101972: April 181974: April 121975: April 261976: April 11977: April 81978: April 121979: April 241980: April 141981: March 251982: April 171983: April 101984: April 111985: April 81986: April 81987: March 221988: April 11989: April 181990: April 11991: April 21992: March 271993: April 181994: April 111995: April 21996: April 181998: April 111999: March 312000: March 222001: April 212002: April 132003: April 102004: March 282005: April 32006: April 82007: March 302008: April 202009: April 152010: April 32011: April 152012: March 182013: May 82014: April 192015: April 12016: March 162017: April 32018: April 282019: April 212020: April 82021: March 282022: April 102023: April 292024: March 142025: March 23Usually Apr 102026: March 262026
April 10Usually around
March 14Earliest ever (2024)
May 8Latest ever (2013)
75Years of record (1950–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

75 years on the books, 1950–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 26
2025March 23
2024March 14
2023April 29
2022April 10
2021March 28
2020April 8
2019April 21
2018April 28
2017April 3
2016March 16
2015April 1
2014April 19
2013May 8
2012March 18
2011April 15
2010April 3
2009April 15
2008April 20
2007March 30
2006April 8
2005April 3
2004March 28
2003April 10
2002April 13
2001April 21
2000March 22
1999March 31
1998April 11
1996April 18
1995April 2
1994April 11
1993April 18
1992March 27
1991April 2
1990April 1
1989April 18
1988April 1
1987March 22
1986April 8
1985April 8
1984April 11
1983April 10
1982April 17
1981March 25
1980April 14
1979April 24
1978April 12
1977April 8
1976April 1
1975April 26
1974April 12
1972April 18
1971April 10
1970April 12
1969April 20
1968March 28
1967April 1
1966April 1
1965April 23
1964April 12
1963April 2
1962April 22
1961March 27
1960April 12
1959April 9
1958April 5
1957April 10
1956April 10
1955April 5
1954April 14
1953April 7
1952April 20
1951April 26
1950April 29

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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