Minnesota · Wadena County
Hazel Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Hazel Lake around April 9 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: May 7 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 2006–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | March 3 |
| 2023 | April 19 |
| 2022 | April 29 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 9 |
| 2019 | April 18 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | March 28 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 6 |
| 2014 | April 19 |
| 2013 | May 7 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2011 | April 13 |
| 2010 | March 27 |
| 2009 | April 18 |
| 2008 | April 25 |
| 2006 | April 5 |
When Hazel freezes over
Hazel Lake usually freezes over around November 20 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 2 (2019–20). Latest: December 12 (2016–17).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on November 23. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | November 23 |
| 2022–23 | November 13 |
| 2021–22 | November 20 |
| 2020–21 | November 21 |
| 2019–20 | November 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 8 |
| 2017–18 | November 11 |
| 2016–17 | December 12 |
| 2015–16 | November 21 |
| 2014–15 | November 11 |
| 2013–14 | November 29 |
| 2012–13 | November 13 |
| 2010–11 | November 20 |
| 2009–10 | November 21 |
| 2008–09 | November 15 |
| 2006–07 | November 29 |
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.