Minnesota · Hubbard County
Eighth Crow Wing Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Eighth Crow Wing Lake around April 17 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 25 (2012). Latest: May 10 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 1997–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 19 |
| 2025 | April 18 |
| 2023 | May 2 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 5 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2014 | April 27 |
| 2013 | May 10 |
| 2012 | March 25 |
| 2011 | April 26 |
| 2010 | April 2 |
| 2008 | May 2 |
| 2007 | April 21 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 12 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | April 5 |
| 1999 | April 10 |
| 1998 | April 6 |
| 1997 | April 6 |
When Eighth Crow Wing freezes over
Eighth Crow Wing Lake usually freezes over around November 29 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (2002–03). Latest: December 10 (1998–99).
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 |
| 2022–23 | November 24 |
| 2018–19 | November 23 |
| 2016–17 | December 2 |
| 2010–11 | November 24 |
| 2009–10 | December 6 |
| 2007–08 | November 29 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 29 |
| 2004–05 | December 1 |
| 2002–03 | November 12 |
| 2001–02 | December 1 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 6 |
| 1998–99 | December 10 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 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.