Minnesota · Wright County
Birch Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Birch Lake around April 6 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 14 (2000). Latest: May 1 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
29 years on the books, 1988–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 31 |
| 2023 | April 17 |
| 2022 | April 24 |
| 2021 | March 26 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 22 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 1 |
| 2014 | April 22 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2008 | April 22 |
| 2007 | April 1 |
| 2005 | April 6 |
| 2004 | April 3 |
| 2003 | April 3 |
| 2001 | April 19 |
| 2000 | March 14 |
| 1999 | March 30 |
| 1998 | March 31 |
| 1997 | April 16 |
| 1996 | April 23 |
| 1995 | April 14 |
| 1994 | April 9 |
| 1993 | April 16 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
| 1991 | April 6 |
| 1990 | April 3 |
| 1989 | April 17 |
| 1988 | April 6 |
When Birch freezes over
Birch Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 20 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2007–08 froze on December 2. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2007–08 | December 2 |
| 2006–07 | November 29 |
| 2004–05 | December 13 |
| 2003–04 | November 27 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 10 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 21 |
| 1994–95 | November 30 |
| 1993–94 | November 26 |
| 1992–93 | November 28 |
| 1991–92 | November 4 |
| 1990–91 | November 28 |
| 1989–90 | November 21 |
| 1988–89 | November 5 |
| 1987–88 | November 27 |
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.