Minnesota · Cook County
Clearwater Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Clearwater Lake around May 4 — the first week of May. Earliest ever: April 3 (2012). Latest: May 20 (2014).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
24 years on the books, 1976–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | April 26 |
| 2023 | May 15 |
| 2022 | May 17 |
| 2021 | April 25 |
| 2020 | May 10 |
| 2019 | May 12 |
| 2017 | April 26 |
| 2016 | May 4 |
| 2015 | May 3 |
| 2014 | May 20 |
| 2013 | May 19 |
| 2012 | April 3 |
| 2011 | May 11 |
| 2009 | May 9 |
| 2008 | May 13 |
| 2007 | April 28 |
| 2006 | April 19 |
| 2005 | April 21 |
| 2004 | May 7 |
| 2003 | May 4 |
| 2002 | May 6 |
| 2001 | May 4 |
| 2000 | April 26 |
| 1976 | April 27 |
When Clearwater freezes over
Clearwater Lake usually freezes over around December 8 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 20 (2018–19). Latest: December 26 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 8. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 8 |
| 2024–25 | December 14 |
| 2023–24 | December 19 |
| 2021–22 | December 8 |
| 2018–19 | November 20 |
| 2017–18 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 26 |
| 2014–15 | November 26 |
| 2013–14 | November 30 |
| 2012–13 | December 8 |
| 2011–12 | December 19 |
| 2010–11 | December 7 |
| 2009–10 | December 17 |
| 2008–09 | December 7 |
| 2007–08 | December 5 |
| 2006–07 | December 2 |
| 2005–06 | December 3 |
| 2004–05 | December 17 |
| 2003–04 | December 3 |
| 2002–03 | November 28 |
| 2001–02 | December 22 |
| 2000–01 | December 20 |
| 1999–00 | December 16 |
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.