Minnesota · Todd County
Sauk Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Sauk Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 16 (2016). Latest: May 1 (1975).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
40 years on the books, 1962–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 8 |
| 2025 | April 10 |
| 2022 | April 23 |
| 2021 | March 30 |
| 2020 | April 6 |
| 2019 | April 17 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 29 |
| 2016 | March 16 |
| 2015 | April 6 |
| 2014 | April 21 |
| 1990 | April 9 |
| 1989 | April 22 |
| 1988 | April 9 |
| 1987 | April 6 |
| 1986 | April 13 |
| 1985 | April 19 |
| 1984 | April 11 |
| 1983 | April 14 |
| 1982 | April 23 |
| 1981 | April 2 |
| 1980 | April 20 |
| 1979 | April 29 |
| 1978 | April 18 |
| 1977 | April 13 |
| 1976 | April 1 |
| 1975 | May 1 |
| 1974 | April 19 |
| 1973 | April 4 |
| 1972 | April 25 |
| 1971 | April 18 |
| 1970 | April 26 |
| 1969 | April 19 |
| 1968 | March 31 |
| 1967 | April 11 |
| 1966 | April 17 |
| 1965 | April 30 |
| 1964 | April 17 |
| 1963 | April 6 |
| 1962 | April 26 |
When Sauk freezes over
Sauk Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 10 (2018–19). Latest: December 25 (2017–18).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | December 3 |
| 2023–24 | November 24 |
| 2021–22 | November 26 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | December 25 |
| 2016–17 | December 7 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 22 |
| 1990–91 | December 1 |
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.