Minnesota · Wadena County

Stocking Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Stocking Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 30 (2000). Latest: May 3 (2022).

Stocking Lake ice-out dates, 1992–2023MarAprMay1992: April 51993: April 171994: April 151995: April 281996: May 11997: April 211998: April 61999: April 92000: March 302001: April 242003: April 132004: April 142005: April 82006: April 112007: April 202008: April 262014: April 222015: April 112017: April 12018: April 282019: April 232020: April 102021: April 12022: May 3Usually Apr 152023: April 302023
April 15Usually around
March 30Earliest ever (2000)
May 3Latest ever (2022)
25Years of record (1992–2023)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

25 years on the books, 1992–2023. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2023April 30
2022May 3
2021April 1
2020April 10
2019April 23
2018April 28
2017April 1
2015April 11
2014April 22
2008April 26
2007April 20
2006April 11
2005April 8
2004April 14
2003April 13
2001April 24
2000March 30
1999April 9
1998April 6
1997April 21
1996May 1
1995April 28
1994April 15
1993April 17
1992April 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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