Minnesota · Otter Tail County
Unnamed Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Unnamed Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: April 5 (1992). Latest: April 24 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
16 years on the books, 1982–1997. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 1997 | April 24 |
| 1996 | April 24 |
| 1995 | April 14 |
| 1994 | April 14 |
| 1993 | April 15 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
| 1991 | April 7 |
| 1990 | April 16 |
| 1989 | April 22 |
| 1988 | April 7 |
| 1987 | April 6 |
| 1986 | April 11 |
| 1985 | April 14 |
| 1984 | April 12 |
| 1983 | April 10 |
| 1982 | April 20 |
When Unnamed freezes over
Unnamed Lake usually freezes over around November 13 — the second week of November. Earliest on record: November 3 (1991–92). Latest: December 1 (1981–82).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 1997–98 froze on November 10. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | November 10 |
| 1996–97 | November 11 |
| 1995–96 | November 4 |
| 1994–95 | November 21 |
| 1993–94 | November 6 |
| 1992–93 | November 6 |
| 1991–92 | November 3 |
| 1990–91 | November 26 |
| 1989–90 | November 16 |
| 1988–89 | November 16 |
| 1987–88 | November 20 |
| 1986–87 | November 9 |
| 1985–86 | November 13 |
| 1984–85 | November 16 |
| 1983–84 | November 25 |
| 1982–83 | November 12 |
| 1981–82 | December 1 |
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.