Minnesota · Douglas County
Cowdrey Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Cowdrey Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 12 (2024). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
13 years on the books, 2012–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 13 |
| 2024 | March 12 |
| 2022 | April 28 |
| 2021 | April 6 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 22 |
| 2018 | May 3 |
| 2017 | April 2 |
| 2016 | April 23 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2014 | April 25 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2012 | March 21 |
When Cowdrey freezes over
Cowdrey Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 12 (2019–20). Latest: December 19 (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 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 27 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2019–20 | November 12 |
| 2018–19 | December 7 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 10 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
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.