Minnesota · Crow Wing County · DOW 18-0050-00
Portage Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Portage Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 10 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 1993–2022. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2022 | May 3 |
| 2016 | March 29 |
| 2015 | April 4 |
| 2013 | May 10 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2008 | April 30 |
| 2007 | April 20 |
| 2006 | April 7 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
| 2001 | April 24 |
| 2000 | March 27 |
| 1999 | April 11 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1997 | April 21 |
| 1996 | April 26 |
| 1995 | April 29 |
| 1994 | April 8 |
| 1993 | April 19 |
When Portage freezes over
Portage Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 24 (2013–14). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2016–17 froze on December 9. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 7 |
| 2008–09 | November 25 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
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.