Minnesota · Sherburne County

Mitchell Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Mitchell Lake around April 6 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: May 1 (2013).

Mitchell Lake ice-out dates, 1989–2024FebMarAprMay1989: April 181991: April 61992: April 51993: April 181996: April 251998: March 301999: April 12002: April 162003: April 112004: April 122005: April 22006: April 72007: April 62008: April 132013: May 12014: April 232015: April 22016: March 162017: March 212018: May 12020: April 3Usually Apr 62024: March 32024
April 6Usually around
March 3Earliest ever (2024)
May 1Latest ever (2013)
22Years of record (1989–2024)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

22 years on the books, 1989–2024. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2024March 3
2020April 3
2018May 1
2017March 21
2016March 16
2015April 2
2014April 23
2013May 1
2008April 13
2007April 6
2006April 7
2005April 2
2004April 12
2003April 11
2002April 16
1999April 1
1998March 30
1996April 25
1993April 18
1992April 5
1991April 6
1989April 18

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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