Minnesota · Hubbard County
Lower Bottle Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Lower Bottle Lake around April 21 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 17 (2024). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
15 years on the books, 2003–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | April 21 |
| 2024 | March 17 |
| 2023 | May 3 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 25 |
| 2019 | April 27 |
| 2017 | April 7 |
| 2016 | April 8 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2014 | April 28 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2012 | March 27 |
| 2007 | April 23 |
| 2003 | April 17 |
When Lower Bottle freezes over
Lower Bottle Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 12 (2019–20). Latest: December 15 (1999–00).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 12. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 12 |
| 2023–24 | November 29 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2019–20 | November 12 |
| 2011–12 | December 5 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2002–03 | November 26 |
| 1999–00 | December 15 |
| 1997–98 | November 17 |
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.