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).

Carrie Lake ice-out dates, 1998–2025MarAprMay1998: April 11999: April 102000: March 82001: April 192002: April 142003: April 22004: March 272005: April 52007: April 12008: April 212009: April 92010: March 312011: April 122012: March 182013: April 302014: April 192015: April 22016: March 132017: March 242022: April 12Usually Apr 22025: March 222025
April 2Usually around
March 8Earliest ever (2000)
April 30Latest ever (2013)
21Years of record (1998–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

21 years on the books, 1998–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025March 22
2022April 12
2017March 24
2016March 13
2015April 2
2014April 19
2013April 30
2012March 18
2011April 12
2010March 31
2009April 9
2008April 21
2007April 1
2005April 5
2004March 27
2003April 2
2002April 14
2001April 19
2000March 8
1999April 10
1998April 1

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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