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).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 1992–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2022 | May 3 |
| 2021 | April 1 |
| 2020 | April 10 |
| 2019 | April 23 |
| 2018 | April 28 |
| 2017 | April 1 |
| 2015 | April 11 |
| 2014 | April 22 |
| 2008 | April 26 |
| 2007 | April 20 |
| 2006 | April 11 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 14 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2001 | April 24 |
| 2000 | March 30 |
| 1999 | April 9 |
| 1998 | April 6 |
| 1997 | April 21 |
| 1996 | May 1 |
| 1995 | April 28 |
| 1994 | April 15 |
| 1993 | April 17 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
When Stocking freezes over
Stocking Lake usually freezes over around November 20 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 3 (1991–92). Latest: December 8 (1999–00).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on November 26. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | November 26 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2019–20 | November 6 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | November 6 |
| 2016–17 | November 23 |
| 2015–16 | November 21 |
| 2013–14 | November 10 |
| 2012–13 | November 12 |
| 2007–08 | November 26 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | November 24 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 7 |
| 2002–03 | November 13 |
| 2000–01 | November 20 |
| 1999–00 | December 8 |
| 1998–99 | December 5 |
| 1996–97 | November 11 |
| 1994–95 | November 28 |
| 1992–93 | November 13 |
| 1991–92 | November 3 |
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.