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Unnamed Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Unnamed Lake around April 3 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 5 (2000). Latest: April 27 (2018).

Unnamed Lake ice-out dates, 1978–2020MarAprMay1978: April 41981: March 241982: April 151983: March 251984: April 71985: March 271986: April 31987: March 201988: March 311989: April 131990: March 301991: April 21992: April 61993: April 121994: March 311995: April 31996: April 191997: April 121998: March 291999: March 282000: March 52001: April 122002: April 122003: March 312004: April 32005: April 52006: April 62007: March 252008: April 172011: April 92015: March 212016: March 122018: April 272019: April 5Usually Apr 32020: March 292020
April 3Usually around
March 5Earliest ever (2000)
April 27Latest ever (2018)
35Years of record (1978–2020)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

35 years on the books, 1978–2020. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2020March 29
2019April 5
2018April 27
2016March 12
2015March 21
2011April 9
2008April 17
2007March 25
2006April 6
2005April 5
2004April 3
2003March 31
2002April 12
2001April 12
2000March 5
1999March 28
1998March 29
1997April 12
1996April 19
1995April 3
1994March 31
1993April 12
1992April 6
1991April 2
1990March 30
1989April 13
1988March 31
1987March 20
1986April 3
1985March 27
1984April 7
1983March 25
1982April 15
1981March 24
1978April 4

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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