Minnesota · Itasca County
Clearwater Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Clearwater Lake around April 17 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 22 (2012). Latest: May 9 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
44 years on the books, 1978–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | April 5 |
| 2023 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 2 |
| 2020 | April 19 |
| 2019 | May 1 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 4 |
| 2016 | April 4 |
| 2015 | April 11 |
| 2014 | April 28 |
| 2013 | May 9 |
| 2012 | March 22 |
| 2011 | April 15 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 21 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 12 |
| 2006 | April 11 |
| 2005 | April 10 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 16 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | March 27 |
| 1999 | April 10 |
| 1998 | April 6 |
| 1997 | April 23 |
| 1995 | April 14 |
| 1994 | April 17 |
| 1993 | April 18 |
| 1992 | April 18 |
| 1991 | April 9 |
| 1989 | April 27 |
| 1988 | April 17 |
| 1987 | April 8 |
| 1986 | April 11 |
| 1985 | April 17 |
| 1984 | April 18 |
| 1983 | April 20 |
| 1982 | April 27 |
| 1981 | April 1 |
| 1980 | April 20 |
| 1979 | April 30 |
| 1978 | April 24 |
When Clearwater freezes over
Clearwater Lake usually freezes over around November 21 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 3 (2017–18). Latest: December 6 (2016–17).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 29. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 29 |
| 2024–25 | November 26 |
| 2023–24 | November 24 |
| 2021–22 | November 21 |
| 2020–21 | November 22 |
| 2019–20 | November 5 |
| 2017–18 | November 3 |
| 2016–17 | December 6 |
| 2015–16 | November 21 |
| 2014–15 | November 12 |
| 2013–14 | November 19 |
| 2012–13 | November 24 |
| 2011–12 | November 18 |
| 2010–11 | November 20 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 18 |
| 2006–07 | November 18 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2001–02 | November 28 |
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.