Minnesota · Hubbard County
Duck Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Duck Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 8 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 2004–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | April 15 |
| 2024 | April 3 |
| 2022 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 23 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | April 3 |
| 2016 | March 25 |
| 2015 | April 11 |
| 2014 | April 25 |
| 2013 | May 8 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2011 | April 26 |
| 2010 | April 1 |
| 2009 | April 22 |
| 2008 | May 1 |
| 2007 | April 21 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 9 |
| 2004 | April 9 |
When Duck freezes over
Duck Lake usually freezes over around November 26 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 8 (2019–20). Latest: December 14 (2017–18).
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 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2021–22 | November 22 |
| 2020–21 | November 24 |
| 2019–20 | November 8 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | December 14 |
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | November 30 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2011–12 | November 20 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2009–10 | December 6 |
| 2008–09 | November 18 |
| 2007–08 | November 26 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | November 26 |
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.