Minnesota · Carlton County
Eagle Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Eagle Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 16 (2024). Latest: May 14 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
17 years on the books, 2003–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | March 16 |
| 2023 | May 5 |
| 2022 | April 2 |
| 2021 | April 5 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 23 |
| 2018 | May 2 |
| 2017 | April 8 |
| 2016 | April 15 |
| 2015 | April 5 |
| 2014 | May 6 |
| 2013 | May 14 |
| 2008 | May 1 |
| 2007 | April 20 |
| 2005 | April 14 |
| 2004 | April 20 |
| 2003 | April 16 |
When Eagle freezes over
Eagle Lake usually freezes over around November 28 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (2019–20). Latest: December 5 (2006–07).
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 |
| 2023–24 | November 29 |
| 2022–23 | November 23 |
| 2021–22 | December 4 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2019–20 | November 10 |
| 2014–15 | November 19 |
| 2013–14 | November 23 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 5 |
| 2004–05 | December 3 |
| 2003–04 | November 28 |
| 2002–03 | November 13 |
| 1995–96 | November 12 |
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.