Minnesota · Chisago County

Goose (South Bay) Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Goose (South Bay) Lake around April 8 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2000). Latest: April 27 (2014).

Goose (South Bay) Lake ice-out dates, 1989–2022MarAprMay1989: April 171990: April 51991: April 51992: April 61993: April 161994: April 81995: April 151996: April 231997: April 191998: March 301999: March 312000: March 242001: April 162002: April 162003: April 102004: April 62005: April 72007: April 42014: April 272015: March 312019: April 20Usually Apr 82022: April 222022
April 8Usually around
March 24Earliest ever (2000)
April 27Latest ever (2014)
22Years of record (1989–2022)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

22 years on the books, 1989–2022. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2022April 22
2019April 20
2015March 31
2014April 27
2007April 4
2005April 7
2004April 6
2003April 10
2002April 16
2001April 16
2000March 24
1999March 31
1998March 30
1997April 19
1996April 23
1995April 15
1994April 8
1993April 16
1992April 6
1991April 5
1990April 5
1989April 17

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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