Minnesota · Lincoln County
Shaokotan Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Shaokotan Lake around March 31 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: April 30 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
22 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 13 |
| 2025 | March 15 |
| 2024 | March 3 |
| 2023 | April 15 |
| 2022 | April 5 |
| 2021 | March 22 |
| 2020 | April 2 |
| 2019 | April 19 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 6 |
| 2016 | March 13 |
| 2015 | March 17 |
| 2014 | April 13 |
| 2013 | April 29 |
| 2012 | March 13 |
| 2011 | April 13 |
| 2010 | April 1 |
| 2008 | March 24 |
| 2007 | March 27 |
| 2005 | April 1 |
| 2003 | March 31 |
| 2002 | April 10 |
When Shaokotan freezes over
Shaokotan Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 7 (2019–20). Latest: December 27 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on December 27. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | December 27 |
| 2022–23 | November 13 |
| 2021–22 | December 6 |
| 2019–20 | November 7 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | December 6 |
| 2015–16 | November 28 |
| 2014–15 | November 12 |
| 2008–09 | November 22 |
| 2007–08 | November 22 |
| 2006–07 | November 29 |
| 2004–05 | December 1 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | November 29 |
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.