Minnesota · Anoka County

Rice Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Rice Lake around March 29 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 13 (2016). Latest: April 30 (2018).

Rice Lake ice-out dates, 2014–2022MarAprMay2014: April 212015: March 292016: March 132017: March 232018: April 302019: April 92020: March 292021: March 23Usually Mar 292022: April 112022
March 29Usually around
March 13Earliest ever (2016)
April 30Latest ever (2018)
9Years of record (2014–2022)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

9 years on the books, 2014–2022. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2022April 11
2021March 23
2020March 29
2019April 9
2018April 30
2017March 23
2016March 13
2015March 29
2014April 21

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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