Minnesota · Todd County
Long (Main Basin) Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Long (Main Basin) Lake around April 12 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 12 (2024). Latest: May 2 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
24 years on the books, 1976–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 8 |
| 2024 | March 12 |
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2020 | April 9 |
| 2019 | April 21 |
| 2018 | May 2 |
| 2017 | March 31 |
| 2015 | April 7 |
| 2008 | April 26 |
| 2007 | April 16 |
| 2006 | April 9 |
| 2005 | April 7 |
| 2004 | April 7 |
| 2003 | April 12 |
| 1985 | April 16 |
| 1984 | April 12 |
| 1983 | April 13 |
| 1982 | April 24 |
| 1981 | March 31 |
| 1980 | April 19 |
| 1979 | April 30 |
| 1978 | April 20 |
| 1977 | April 12 |
| 1976 | April 9 |
When Long (Main Basin) freezes over
Long (Main Basin) Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (1976–77). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | December 2 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | November 22 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2008–09 | November 18 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | November 27 |
| 2005–06 | November 28 |
| 2004–05 | December 6 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2000–01 | December 4 |
| 1984–85 | November 20 |
| 1983–84 | November 26 |
| 1982–83 | November 13 |
| 1981–82 | December 5 |
| 1980–81 | November 24 |
| 1979–80 | November 25 |
| 1978–79 | November 20 |
| 1977–78 | November 22 |
| 1976–77 | November 12 |
| 1975–76 | November 22 |
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.