Minnesota · Itasca County · DOW 31-0719-00
Deer Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Deer Lake around April 27 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: April 8 (2017). Latest: May 18 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
23 years on the books, 1987–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May 9 |
| 2022 | May 9 |
| 2020 | April 27 |
| 2019 | May 4 |
| 2018 | May 8 |
| 2017 | April 8 |
| 2015 | April 18 |
| 2014 | May 10 |
| 2013 | May 18 |
| 2008 | May 3 |
| 2007 | April 27 |
| 2006 | April 13 |
| 2005 | April 17 |
| 2004 | April 24 |
| 2003 | April 25 |
| 2002 | April 24 |
| 2001 | April 29 |
| 1998 | April 13 |
| 1997 | April 28 |
| 1996 | May 15 |
| 1995 | April 29 |
| 1988 | April 26 |
| 1987 | April 15 |
When Deer freezes over
Deer Lake usually freezes over around December 9 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 30 (2002–03). Latest: December 30 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 7. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 7 |
| 2024–25 | December 12 |
| 2023–24 | December 30 |
| 2022–23 | December 7 |
| 2020–21 | December 11 |
| 2018–19 | December 6 |
| 2017–18 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 29 |
| 2008–09 | December 6 |
| 2007–08 | December 4 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2002–03 | November 30 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
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.