Minnesota · Kandiyohi County
Carrie Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Carrie Lake around April 2 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 8 (2000). Latest: April 30 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 1998–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | March 22 |
| 2022 | April 12 |
| 2017 | March 24 |
| 2016 | March 13 |
| 2015 | April 2 |
| 2014 | April 19 |
| 2013 | April 30 |
| 2012 | March 18 |
| 2011 | April 12 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 9 |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2007 | April 1 |
| 2005 | April 5 |
| 2004 | March 27 |
| 2003 | April 2 |
| 2002 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 19 |
| 2000 | March 8 |
| 1999 | April 10 |
| 1998 | April 1 |
When Carrie freezes over
Carrie Lake usually freezes over around November 28 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (2003–04). Latest: December 18 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2016–17 froze on December 8. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | November 28 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 22 |
| 2012–13 | November 24 |
| 2011–12 | November 30 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 16 |
| 2007–08 | November 23 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 11 |
| 2003–04 | November 4 |
| 2002–03 | December 2 |
| 2001–02 | December 2 |
| 2000–01 | November 28 |
| 1999–00 | November 28 |
| 1998–99 | December 18 |
| 1994–95 | November 25 |
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.