Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Silver Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Silver Lake around April 13 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2000). Latest: April 28 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 1982–2022. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2022 | April 28 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 18 |
| 2006 | April 5 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 9 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2002 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 22 |
| 2000 | March 24 |
| 1999 | April 1 |
| 1998 | March 31 |
| 1997 | April 20 |
| 1996 | April 25 |
| 1994 | April 13 |
| 1993 | April 17 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
| 1991 | April 6 |
| 1990 | April 18 |
| 1989 | April 22 |
| 1988 | April 12 |
| 1987 | April 4 |
| 1986 | April 10 |
| 1985 | April 15 |
| 1982 | April 24 |
When Silver freezes over
Silver Lake usually freezes over around November 19 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: October 29 (1988–89). Latest: December 25 (1990–91).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2006–07 froze on November 30. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 5 |
| 2001–02 | November 29 |
| 2000–01 | November 19 |
| 1999–00 | November 28 |
| 1998–99 | November 13 |
| 1997–98 | November 12 |
| 1996–97 | November 11 |
| 1994–95 | November 24 |
| 1993–94 | November 5 |
| 1990–91 | December 25 |
| 1988–89 | October 29 |
| 1982–83 | December 13 |
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.