Minnesota · Otter Tail County
Marion Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Marion Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 16 (2024). Latest: May 7 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
28 years on the books, 1986–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 17 |
| 2024 | March 16 |
| 2023 | May 5 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2020 | April 22 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 4 |
| 2016 | March 31 |
| 2008 | May 4 |
| 2007 | April 21 |
| 2006 | April 13 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2002 | May 6 |
| 2000 | April 3 |
| 1999 | April 9 |
| 1997 | April 26 |
| 1996 | May 3 |
| 1995 | April 21 |
| 1994 | April 16 |
| 1993 | April 11 |
| 1991 | April 10 |
| 1990 | April 21 |
| 1989 | April 24 |
| 1988 | April 12 |
| 1987 | April 7 |
| 1986 | April 14 |
When Marion freezes over
Marion Lake usually freezes over around November 28 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (1997–98). 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 3. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 3 |
| 2024–25 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | December 14 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2008–09 | November 25 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 28 |
| 2004–05 | December 16 |
| 2003–04 | November 28 |
| 2002–03 | November 14 |
| 2001–02 | December 6 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 15 |
| 1998–99 | December 7 |
| 1997–98 | November 10 |
| 1996–97 | November 11 |
| 1995–96 | November 12 |
| 1990–91 | November 28 |
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.