Minnesota · Washington County
Goose Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Goose Lake around April 9 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 8 (2000). Latest: April 30 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 1992–2019. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2019 | April 19 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 27 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | March 27 |
| 2014 | April 21 |
| 2013 | April 30 |
| 2012 | March 18 |
| 2003 | April 5 |
| 2002 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 15 |
| 2000 | March 8 |
| 1999 | March 30 |
| 1998 | March 30 |
| 1997 | April 14 |
| 1996 | April 22 |
| 1994 | April 9 |
| 1993 | April 15 |
| 1992 | April 8 |
When Goose freezes over
Goose Lake usually freezes over around November 21 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 17 (1998–99).
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 |
| 2019–20 | November 12 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2011–12 | December 1 |
| 2002–03 | November 15 |
| 2001–02 | December 8 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 9 |
| 1998–99 | December 17 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
| 1995–96 | November 12 |
| 1993–94 | November 27 |
| 1992–93 | November 15 |
| 1991–92 | November 4 |
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.