Minnesota · Crow Wing County · DOW 18-0407-00
East Twin Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of East Twin Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 27 (2000). Latest: May 2 (2008).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 1994–2022. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2022 | April 28 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | April 5 |
| 2015 | April 7 |
| 2008 | May 2 |
| 2007 | April 19 |
| 2006 | April 10 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | March 27 |
| 1999 | April 7 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1996 | April 30 |
| 1995 | April 13 |
| 1994 | April 16 |
When East Twin freezes over
East Twin Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (1993–94). Latest: December 14 (2004–05).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2017–18 froze on November 27. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2017–18 | November 27 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2008–09 | November 23 |
| 2007–08 | November 29 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 14 |
| 2001–02 | December 10 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 9 |
| 1998–99 | December 7 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
| 1994–95 | November 29 |
| 1993–94 | November 10 |
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.