Minnesota · Cass County

Steamboat Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Steamboat Lake around April 26 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: April 5 (2021). Latest: May 8 (2022).

Steamboat Lake ice-out dates, 2019–2025AprMay2019: April 262020: April 262021: April 52022: May 8Usually Apr 262025: April 242025
April 26Usually around
April 5Earliest ever (2021)
May 8Latest ever (2022)
5Years of record (2019–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

5 years on the books, 2019–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025April 24
2022May 8
2021April 5
2020April 26
2019April 26

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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