Minnesota · Cook County
Sea Gull Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Sea Gull Lake around May 1 — the first week of May. Earliest ever: March 25 (2012). Latest: May 18 (2014).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
31 years on the books, 1991–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 19 |
| 2020 | May 2 |
| 2019 | May 8 |
| 2018 | May 13 |
| 2016 | April 25 |
| 2015 | May 1 |
| 2014 | May 18 |
| 2013 | May 15 |
| 2012 | March 25 |
| 2011 | May 8 |
| 2010 | April 7 |
| 2009 | May 1 |
| 2008 | May 11 |
| 2007 | April 27 |
| 2006 | April 16 |
| 2005 | April 18 |
| 2004 | May 1 |
| 2003 | May 1 |
| 2002 | April 30 |
| 2001 | May 1 |
| 2000 | April 21 |
| 1999 | April 26 |
| 1998 | April 19 |
| 1997 | May 1 |
| 1996 | May 16 |
| 1995 | May 2 |
| 1994 | May 3 |
| 1993 | May 3 |
| 1992 | May 7 |
| 1991 | April 25 |
When Sea Gull freezes over
Sea Gull Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 14 (1996–97). Latest: December 21 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 11. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 11 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 26 |
| 2004–05 | December 3 |
| 2003–04 | December 1 |
| 2002–03 | November 26 |
| 2001–02 | December 21 |
| 2000–01 | December 6 |
| 1999–00 | December 17 |
| 1998–99 | December 19 |
| 1997–98 | November 24 |
| 1996–97 | November 14 |
| 1995–96 | November 15 |
| 1994–95 | December 6 |
| 1993–94 | November 24 |
| 1992–93 | November 29 |
| 1991–92 | November 25 |
| 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.