Minnesota · Chisago County

Mandall Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Mandall Lake around April 7 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 9 (2000). Latest: April 22 (1996).

Mandall Lake ice-out dates, 1979–2026MarApr1979: April 121980: April 161981: March 271982: April 181983: April 181984: April 91985: April 101986: April 71987: March 231988: April 71989: April 161990: April 41991: April 41992: April 71993: April 151994: April 91995: April 41996: April 221997: April 161998: March 301999: March 302000: March 92001: April 152002: April 152003: April 72004: April 42005: April 52015: March 312025: March 25Usually Apr 72026: April 22026
April 7Usually around
March 9Earliest ever (2000)
April 22Latest ever (1996)
30Years of record (1979–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

30 years on the books, 1979–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026April 2
2025March 25
2015March 31
2005April 5
2004April 4
2003April 7
2002April 15
2001April 15
2000March 9
1999March 30
1998March 30
1997April 16
1996April 22
1995April 4
1994April 9
1993April 15
1992April 7
1991April 4
1990April 4
1989April 16
1988April 7
1987March 23
1986April 7
1985April 10
1984April 9
1983April 18
1982April 18
1981March 27
1980April 16
1979April 12

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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