Minnesota · Carver County
Swede Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Swede Lake around March 30 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: May 1 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
26 years on the books, 1990–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 27 |
| 2025 | March 17 |
| 2024 | March 3 |
| 2023 | April 14 |
| 2022 | April 9 |
| 2021 | March 24 |
| 2020 | March 30 |
| 2019 | April 8 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 23 |
| 2016 | March 12 |
| 2015 | March 30 |
| 2014 | April 19 |
| 2013 | April 28 |
| 2011 | April 9 |
| 2008 | April 20 |
| 2007 | March 28 |
| 2005 | April 4 |
| 2004 | March 28 |
| 2003 | April 2 |
| 2002 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 16 |
| 2000 | March 8 |
| 1999 | March 28 |
| 1998 | March 30 |
| 1990 | March 26 |
When Swede freezes over
Swede Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (1996–97). Latest: December 20 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2022–23 | November 19 |
| 2021–22 | December 6 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2015–16 | November 28 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | November 24 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | December 5 |
| 2004–05 | December 15 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 19 |
| 2000–01 | November 18 |
| 1999–00 | December 6 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1989–90 | November 18 |
| 1983–84 | November 25 |
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.