Minnesota · Ramsey County

Goose Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Goose Lake around March 22 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 1 (2024). Latest: April 13 (2023).

Goose Lake ice-out dates, 1998–2024FebMarApr1998: March 32015: March 272016: March 132020: March 292021: March 222023: April 13Usually Mar 222024: March 12024
March 22Usually around
March 1Earliest ever (2024)
April 13Latest ever (2023)
7Years of record (1998–2024)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

7 years on the books, 1998–2024. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2024March 1
2023April 13
2021March 22
2020March 29
2016March 13
2015March 27
1998March 3

Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.

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