Minnesota · Lincoln County
Hendricks Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Hendricks Lake around April 5 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: February 25 (2024). Latest: April 30 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
17 years on the books, 1996–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | March 15 |
| 2024 | February 25 |
| 2023 | April 15 |
| 2022 | April 5 |
| 2021 | March 21 |
| 2020 | April 3 |
| 2019 | April 13 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 24 |
| 2016 | March 13 |
| 2015 | March 20 |
| 2014 | April 13 |
| 2013 | April 28 |
| 2012 | March 14 |
| 2008 | April 16 |
| 2002 | April 7 |
| 1996 | April 18 |
When Hendricks freezes over
Hendricks Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 9 (2018–19). Latest: December 13 (2017–18).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 28. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 28 |
| 2024–25 | November 25 |
| 2023–24 | November 27 |
| 2022–23 | November 13 |
| 2021–22 | November 25 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2019–20 | November 11 |
| 2018–19 | November 9 |
| 2017–18 | December 13 |
| 2016–17 | December 5 |
| 2011–12 | November 20 |
| 2008–09 | November 20 |
| 2007–08 | November 21 |
| 2006–07 | December 2 |
| 2001–02 | November 28 |
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.