Minnesota · Stearns County
Long Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Long Lake around April 11 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 19 (2012). Latest: May 2 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
24 years on the books, 1993–2020. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2020 | April 5 |
| 2015 | April 4 |
| 2014 | April 22 |
| 2013 | May 2 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2011 | April 12 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 11 |
| 2008 | April 23 |
| 2007 | April 3 |
| 2006 | April 7 |
| 2005 | April 7 |
| 2004 | April 5 |
| 2003 | April 10 |
| 2002 | April 10 |
| 2001 | April 15 |
| 2000 | April 13 |
| 1999 | April 13 |
| 1998 | April 2 |
| 1997 | April 17 |
| 1996 | April 23 |
| 1995 | April 14 |
| 1994 | April 13 |
| 1993 | April 15 |
When Long freezes over
Long Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 11 (2019–20). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2019–20 froze on November 11. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2019–20 | November 11 |
| 2018–19 | December 11 |
| 2017–18 | November 23 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 10 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
| 2010–11 | December 2 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | December 2 |
| 2004–05 | November 25 |
| 2003–04 | December 2 |
| 2002–03 | December 5 |
| 2001–02 | December 4 |
| 2000–01 | November 29 |
| 1999–00 | December 3 |
| 1998–99 | December 8 |
| 1997–98 | December 8 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
| 1995–96 | December 15 |
| 1994–95 | December 6 |
| 1993–94 | November 25 |
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.