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).

Long Lake ice-out dates, 1993–2020MarAprMay1993: April 151994: April 131995: April 141996: April 231997: April 171998: April 21999: April 132000: April 132001: April 152002: April 102003: April 102004: April 52005: April 72006: April 72007: April 32008: April 232009: April 112010: March 312011: April 122012: March 192013: May 22014: April 222015: April 4Usually Apr 112020: April 52020
April 11Usually around
March 19Earliest ever (2012)
May 2Latest ever (2013)
24Years of record (1993–2020)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

24 years on the books, 1993–2020. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2020April 5
2015April 4
2014April 22
2013May 2
2012March 19
2011April 12
2010March 31
2009April 11
2008April 23
2007April 3
2006April 7
2005April 7
2004April 5
2003April 10
2002April 10
2001April 15
2000April 13
1999April 13
1998April 2
1997April 17
1996April 23
1995April 14
1994April 13
1993April 15

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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