Minnesota · Hubbard County
Mantrap (East Basin) Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Mantrap (East Basin) Lake around April 17 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: April 9 (2000). Latest: May 7 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
24 years on the books, 1986–2022. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2019 | April 25 |
| 2007 | April 21 |
| 2006 | April 14 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 18 |
| 2003 | April 16 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
| 2001 | April 27 |
| 2000 | April 9 |
| 1999 | April 13 |
| 1998 | April 12 |
| 1997 | April 27 |
| 1996 | May 5 |
| 1995 | April 22 |
| 1994 | April 19 |
| 1993 | April 18 |
| 1992 | April 12 |
| 1991 | April 16 |
| 1990 | April 23 |
| 1989 | April 29 |
| 1988 | April 17 |
| 1987 | April 10 |
| 1986 | April 11 |
When Mantrap (East Basin) freezes over
Mantrap (East Basin) Lake usually freezes over around November 16 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: October 31 (1993–94). Latest: November 28 (1999–00).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2008–09 froze on November 25. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2008–09 | November 25 |
| 2007–08 | November 28 |
| 2006–07 | November 11 |
| 2005–06 | November 17 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 7 |
| 2002–03 | November 15 |
| 2001–02 | November 28 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | November 28 |
| 1998–99 | November 12 |
| 1997–98 | November 10 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 4 |
| 1994–95 | November 22 |
| 1993–94 | October 31 |
| 1992–93 | November 19 |
| 1991–92 | November 2 |
| 1990–91 | November 24 |
| 1989–90 | November 16 |
| 1988–89 | November 17 |
| 1987–88 | November 10 |
| 1986–87 | November 9 |
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.