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).

Hendricks Lake ice-out dates, 1996–2025FebMarAprMay1996: April 182002: April 72008: April 162012: March 142013: April 282014: April 132015: March 202016: March 132017: March 242018: April 302019: April 132020: April 32021: March 212022: April 52023: April 152024: February 25Usually Apr 52025: March 152025
April 5Usually around
February 25Earliest ever (2024)
April 30Latest ever (2018)
17Years of record (1996–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

17 years on the books, 1996–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025March 15
2024February 25
2023April 15
2022April 5
2021March 21
2020April 3
2019April 13
2018April 30
2017March 24
2016March 13
2015March 20
2014April 13
2013April 28
2012March 14
2008April 16
2002April 7
1996April 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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