Minnesota · Hubbard County
East Crooked Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of East Crooked Lake around April 19 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 26 (2012). Latest: May 13 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 19 |
| 2024 | April 8 |
| 2023 | May 3 |
| 2022 | May 8 |
| 2020 | April 26 |
| 2017 | April 6 |
| 2016 | April 15 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2014 | April 28 |
| 2013 | May 13 |
| 2012 | March 26 |
| 2011 | April 28 |
| 2008 | May 7 |
| 2007 | April 23 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2004 | April 20 |
| 2003 | April 19 |
| 2002 | April 19 |
When East Crooked freezes over
East Crooked Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 2 (2019–20). Latest: December 31 (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 4. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 4 |
| 2024–25 | November 29 |
| 2023–24 | December 31 |
| 2021–22 | November 14 |
| 2019–20 | November 2 |
| 2015–16 | December 25 |
| 2014–15 | November 21 |
| 2012–13 | December 9 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 13 |
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.