Minnesota · St. Louis County
Dodo Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Dodo Lake around April 23 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2024). Latest: May 6 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
11 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 22 |
| 2025 | April 19 |
| 2024 | March 15 |
| 2023 | May 4 |
| 2022 | May 6 |
| 2020 | April 24 |
| 2019 | April 23 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 9 |
| 2003 | April 24 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
When Dodo freezes over
Dodo Lake usually freezes over around November 22 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (2017–18). Latest: December 9 (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 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | November 21 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | November 10 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | November 29 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 19 |
| 2012–13 | November 23 |
| 2011–12 | November 13 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 20 |
| 2007–08 | November 22 |
| 2002–03 | November 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.