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Sagatagan Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Sagatagan Lake around April 11 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2000). Latest: May 7 (2013).

Sagatagan Lake ice-out dates, 1894–2018MarAprMay1894: April 151895: April 51896: April 191897: April 171898: April 221899: April 251900: April 191901: March 271902: March 251903: April 141904: April 301981: March 251982: April 221983: April 111984: April 111985: April 121986: April 91987: March 201988: April 71989: April 191990: April 71991: April 51992: April 31993: April 171994: April 131995: April 121996: April 231997: April 181998: April 51999: April 32000: March 152001: April 212002: April 152003: April 92004: April 52005: April 82006: April 72007: April 52008: April 232009: April 152010: March 302011: April 132012: March 192013: May 72014: April 242015: April 42016: March 16Usually Apr 112018: May 32018
April 11Usually around
March 15Earliest ever (2000)
May 7Latest ever (2013)
48Years of record (1894–2018)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

48 years on the books, 1894–2018. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2018May 3
2016March 16
2015April 4
2014April 24
2013May 7
2012March 19
2011April 13
2010March 30
2009April 15
2008April 23
2007April 5
2006April 7
2005April 8
2004April 5
2003April 9
2002April 15
2001April 21
2000March 15
1999April 3
1998April 5
1997April 18
1996April 23
1995April 12
1994April 13
1993April 17
1992April 3
1991April 5
1990April 7
1989April 19
1988April 7
1987March 20
1986April 9
1985April 12
1984April 11
1983April 11
1982April 22
1981March 25
1904April 30
1903April 14
1902March 25
1901March 27
1900April 19
1899April 25
1898April 22
1897April 17
1896April 19
1895April 5
1894April 15

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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