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Turtle Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Turtle Lake around April 17 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: April 9 (1987). Latest: May 6 (1979).

Turtle Lake ice-out dates, 1975–2015AprMay1975: April 271976: April 121977: April 171978: April 281979: May 61980: April 201982: April 241983: April 231984: April 151985: April 191986: April 171987: April 91988: April 141989: April 251990: April 221991: April 111992: April 101993: April 191994: April 181995: April 221996: May 41997: April 291998: April 101999: April 142001: April 272002: April 162003: April 132004: April 162005: April 122006: April 132007: April 21Usually Apr 172015: April 122015
April 17Usually around
April 9Earliest ever (1987)
May 6Latest ever (1979)
32Years of record (1975–2015)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

32 years on the books, 1975–2015. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2015April 12
2007April 21
2006April 13
2005April 12
2004April 16
2003April 13
2002April 16
2001April 27
1999April 14
1998April 10
1997April 29
1996May 4
1995April 22
1994April 18
1993April 19
1992April 10
1991April 11
1990April 22
1989April 25
1988April 14
1987April 9
1986April 17
1985April 19
1984April 15
1983April 23
1982April 24
1980April 20
1979May 6
1978April 28
1977April 17
1976April 12
1975April 27

When Turtle freezes over

Turtle Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (1997–98). Latest: December 20 (2002–03).

November 27Usually freezes around
November 10 Earliest on record (1997–98)
December 20 Latest on record (2002–03)
32 Winters of record (1977–2016)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2015–16 froze on December 19. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2015–16December 19
2014–15November 27
2007–08December 1
2006–07November 30
2005–06November 30
2004–05December 14
2003–04November 24
2002–03December 20
2000–01November 26
1999–00December 16
1998–99December 7
1997–98November 10
1996–97November 16
1995–96November 13
1994–95December 6
1993–94November 23
1992–93November 27
1991–92November 25
1990–91November 29
1989–90November 26
1988–89November 26
1987–88December 4
1986–87November 27
1985–86November 22
1984–85November 20
1983–84December 2
1982–83November 23
1981–82December 5
1980–81November 27
1979–80December 9
1978–79November 20
1977–78November 23

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.

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