Minnesota · Chisago County

Green (Little Green) Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Green (Little Green) Lake around April 11 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: May 1 (2018).

Green (Little Green) Lake ice-out dates, 1980–2025FebMarAprMay1980: April 181981: March 301982: April 181983: April 181984: April 121985: April 111986: April 121988: April 71989: April 181990: April 51991: April 51992: April 61993: April 161994: April 71995: April 61996: April 241997: April 151998: March 301999: March 312000: March 222001: April 182002: April 162003: April 112004: April 72005: April 62007: April 12008: April 222015: March 312018: May 12019: April 152020: March 312022: April 172023: April 182024: March 3Usually Apr 112025: March 272025
April 11Usually around
March 3Earliest ever (2024)
May 1Latest ever (2018)
35Years of record (1980–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

35 years on the books, 1980–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025March 27
2024March 3
2023April 18
2022April 17
2020March 31
2019April 15
2018May 1
2015March 31
2008April 22
2007April 1
2005April 6
2004April 7
2003April 11
2002April 16
2001April 18
2000March 22
1999March 31
1998March 30
1997April 15
1996April 24
1995April 6
1994April 7
1993April 16
1992April 6
1991April 5
1990April 5
1989April 18
1988April 7
1986April 12
1985April 11
1984April 12
1983April 18
1982April 18
1981March 30
1980April 18

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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