Minnesota · Wright County
Locke Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Locke Lake around April 7 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2024). Latest: May 1 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 2000–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | March 7 |
| 2023 | April 19 |
| 2022 | April 19 |
| 2021 | March 22 |
| 2020 | April 7 |
| 2019 | April 20 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 29 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 4 |
| 2014 | April 23 |
| 2013 | April 30 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2011 | April 12 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 11 |
| 2008 | April 22 |
| 2007 | April 1 |
| 2006 | April 6 |
| 2005 | April 15 |
| 2004 | April 3 |
| 2003 | April 12 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | March 18 |
| 2000 | March 12 |
When Locke freezes over
Locke Lake usually freezes over around December 8 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 15 (2014–15). Latest: January 11 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on January 11. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | January 11 |
| 2022–23 | December 8 |
| 2021–22 | December 8 |
| 2020–21 | December 1 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 28 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 28 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 16 |
| 2011–12 | December 8 |
| 2010–11 | November 29 |
| 2009–10 | December 10 |
| 2008–09 | November 27 |
| 2007–08 | December 11 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | December 15 |
| 2004–05 | December 15 |
| 2003–04 | December 10 |
| 2002–03 | December 15 |
| 2001–02 | November 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.