Minnesota · Stearns County
Kreigle Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Kreigle Lake around April 7 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 16 (2016). Latest: May 8 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
20 years on the books, 2000–2022. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2022 | April 23 |
| 2021 | March 30 |
| 2020 | April 7 |
| 2017 | March 26 |
| 2016 | March 16 |
| 2015 | April 5 |
| 2014 | April 24 |
| 2013 | May 8 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2011 | April 13 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 11 |
| 2006 | April 6 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 5 |
| 2003 | April 10 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 20 |
| 2000 | March 27 |
When Kreigle freezes over
Kreigle Lake usually freezes over around December 6 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 18 (2014–15). Latest: December 21 (2001–02).
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 |
| 2017–18 | November 21 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2014–15 | November 18 |
| 2013–14 | November 27 |
| 2012–13 | December 11 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
| 2008–09 | December 14 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | December 2 |
| 2001–02 | December 21 |
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.