Minnesota · Cass County
Roosevelt Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Roosevelt Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: April 6 (2021). Latest: May 7 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 22 |
| 2025 | April 16 |
| 2024 | April 9 |
| 2023 | May 1 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2021 | April 6 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 25 |
| 2017 | April 7 |
| 2016 | April 9 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2011 | April 27 |
| 2008 | May 4 |
| 2007 | April 22 |
| 2006 | April 11 |
| 2005 | April 13 |
| 2004 | April 17 |
| 2003 | April 23 |
| 2002 | April 19 |
When Roosevelt freezes over
Roosevelt Lake usually freezes over around December 10 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 28 (2018–19). Latest: December 21 (2006–07).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 8. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 8 |
| 2022–23 | December 8 |
| 2020–21 | December 16 |
| 2019–20 | December 7 |
| 2018–19 | November 28 |
| 2017–18 | December 13 |
| 2016–17 | December 10 |
| 2014–15 | December 2 |
| 2007–08 | December 6 |
| 2006–07 | December 21 |
| 2005–06 | December 17 |
| 2004–05 | December 18 |
| 2003–04 | December 10 |
| 2002–03 | December 3 |
| 2001–02 | December 18 |
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.