Minnesota · Anoka County
George Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of George Lake around April 5 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2016). Latest: April 23 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
32 years on the books, 1983–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | April 15 |
| 2019 | April 11 |
| 2017 | March 25 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 1 |
| 2014 | April 23 |
| 2012 | March 17 |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2007 | March 31 |
| 2006 | April 5 |
| 2005 | April 4 |
| 2003 | April 4 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
| 2001 | April 19 |
| 2000 | March 22 |
| 1999 | March 29 |
| 1998 | March 30 |
| 1997 | April 14 |
| 1996 | April 23 |
| 1995 | April 13 |
| 1994 | April 7 |
| 1993 | April 15 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
| 1991 | April 4 |
| 1990 | April 1 |
| 1989 | April 17 |
| 1988 | April 4 |
| 1987 | March 23 |
| 1986 | April 9 |
| 1985 | April 12 |
| 1984 | April 11 |
| 1983 | April 13 |
When George freezes over
George Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 21 (1999–00).
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 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 20 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | December 3 |
| 2001–02 | December 21 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 21 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1997–98 | November 17 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 22 |
| 1994–95 | November 29 |
| 1993–94 | November 27 |
| 1992–93 | November 30 |
| 1991–92 | November 4 |
| 1990–91 | November 29 |
| 1989–90 | November 17 |
| 1988–89 | November 23 |
| 1987–88 | December 2 |
| 1986–87 | November 11 |
| 1985–86 | November 21 |
| 1984–85 | December 5 |
| 1983–84 | November 25 |
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.