Minnesota · Cook County
Devil Track Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Devil Track Lake around May 7 — the first week of May. Earliest ever: April 10 (2010). Latest: May 20 (2014).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
20 years on the books, 1995–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | May 9 |
| 2023 | May 13 |
| 2022 | May 15 |
| 2018 | May 9 |
| 2014 | May 20 |
| 2013 | May 18 |
| 2011 | May 12 |
| 2010 | April 10 |
| 2009 | May 13 |
| 2008 | May 10 |
| 2007 | April 26 |
| 2006 | April 23 |
| 2005 | April 20 |
| 2004 | May 4 |
| 2003 | May 5 |
| 2002 | May 6 |
| 2001 | May 4 |
| 2000 | April 26 |
| 1997 | May 8 |
| 1995 | May 7 |
When Devil Track freezes over
Devil Track Lake usually freezes over around November 22 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 7 (2002–03). Latest: December 11 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 28. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 28 |
| 2024–25 | December 2 |
| 2023–24 | November 26 |
| 2022–23 | November 22 |
| 2021–22 | November 24 |
| 2018–19 | November 15 |
| 2017–18 | November 10 |
| 2008–09 | November 19 |
| 2007–08 | November 23 |
| 2006–07 | November 19 |
| 2005–06 | November 25 |
| 2004–05 | November 25 |
| 2003–04 | November 22 |
| 2002–03 | November 7 |
| 2001–02 | December 11 |
| 1996–97 | November 14 |
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.