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Little Bass Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Little Bass Lake around April 21 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 27 (2012). Latest: May 14 (2013).

Little Bass Lake ice-out dates, 1993–2018MarAprMay1993: April 211994: April 181996: May 61998: April 122000: April 12001: April 272003: April 222004: April 202005: April 142006: April 132007: April 222008: May 32009: April 252010: April 22011: April 242012: March 272013: May 142014: May 62015: April 132017: April 9Usually Apr 212018: May 52018
April 21Usually around
March 27Earliest ever (2012)
May 14Latest ever (2013)
21Years of record (1993–2018)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

21 years on the books, 1993–2018. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2018May 5
2017April 9
2015April 13
2014May 6
2013May 14
2012March 27
2011April 24
2010April 2
2009April 25
2008May 3
2007April 22
2006April 13
2005April 14
2004April 20
2003April 22
2001April 27
2000April 1
1998April 12
1996May 6
1994April 18
1993April 21

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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