Minnesota · Hennepin County

Shady Oak Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Shady Oak Lake around March 29 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: April 30 (2018).

Shady Oak Lake ice-out dates, 1983–2026FebMarAprMay1983: April 21985: April 51994: April 21995: March 272018: April 302020: March 292021: March 252022: April 112023: April 132024: March 32025: March 20Usually Mar 292026: March 262026
March 29Usually around
March 3Earliest ever (2024)
April 30Latest ever (2018)
12Years of record (1983–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

12 years on the books, 1983–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 26
2025March 20
2024March 3
2023April 13
2022April 11
2021March 25
2020March 29
2018April 30
1995March 27
1994April 2
1985April 5
1983April 2

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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