Minnesota · Brown County

Sleepy Eye Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Sleepy Eye Lake around March 27 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 6 (2017). Latest: April 18 (2013).

Sleepy Eye Lake ice-out dates, 1997–2019MarApr1997: April 51999: March 282003: March 272004: March 252005: April 12007: March 262008: April 152012: March 142013: April 182014: April 142015: March 192016: March 152017: March 6Usually Mar 272019: April 82019
March 27Usually around
March 6Earliest ever (2017)
April 18Latest ever (2013)
14Years of record (1997–2019)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

14 years on the books, 1997–2019. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2019April 8
2017March 6
2016March 15
2015March 19
2014April 14
2013April 18
2012March 14
2008April 15
2007March 26
2005April 1
2004March 25
2003March 27
1999March 28
1997April 5

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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