Minnesota · Douglas County
Ida Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Ida Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: April 30 (2008).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
31 years on the books, 1986–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | April 27 |
| 2022 | April 30 |
| 2021 | April 6 |
| 2020 | April 20 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2017 | April 2 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2010 | April 2 |
| 2008 | April 30 |
| 2007 | April 18 |
| 2006 | April 10 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 7 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
| 2001 | April 26 |
| 2000 | March 26 |
| 1999 | April 9 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1997 | April 26 |
| 1996 | April 18 |
| 1995 | April 18 |
| 1994 | April 16 |
| 1993 | April 21 |
| 1992 | April 12 |
| 1991 | April 18 |
| 1990 | April 16 |
| 1989 | April 23 |
| 1988 | April 16 |
| 1987 | April 8 |
| 1986 | April 12 |
When Ida freezes over
Ida Lake usually freezes over around December 3 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 22 (1996–97). Latest: January 3 (1997–98).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2021–22 froze on December 7. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2016–17 | December 11 |
| 2008–09 | November 25 |
| 2007–08 | December 2 |
| 2006–07 | November 29 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | December 2 |
| 2002–03 | December 3 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | December 5 |
| 1999–00 | December 17 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1997–98 | January 3 |
| 1996–97 | November 22 |
| 1995–96 | November 27 |
| 1994–95 | December 10 |
| 1993–94 | November 25 |
| 1992–93 | November 28 |
| 1991–92 | November 25 |
| 1990–91 | December 20 |
| 1989–90 | December 3 |
| 1988–89 | November 29 |
| 1987–88 | December 19 |
| 1986–87 | December 6 |
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.