Minnesota · Wright County
French Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of French Lake around April 4 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2024). Latest: May 2 (2011).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
22 years on the books, 2004–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | March 24 |
| 2024 | March 7 |
| 2023 | April 20 |
| 2022 | April 15 |
| 2021 | March 27 |
| 2020 | April 6 |
| 2019 | April 18 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 25 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 4 |
| 2014 | April 23 |
| 2013 | May 2 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2011 | May 2 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 11 |
| 2008 | April 23 |
| 2007 | April 1 |
| 2006 | April 7 |
| 2005 | March 29 |
| 2004 | March 27 |
When French freezes over
French Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 13 (2018–19). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | November 23 |
| 2021–22 | November 26 |
| 2020–21 | November 29 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2004–05 | December 12 |
| 2003–04 | December 3 |
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.