Minnesota · Hubbard County

Upper Bottle Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Upper Bottle Lake around April 22 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: March 19 (2024). Latest: May 11 (2013).

Upper Bottle Lake ice-out dates, 1994–2026MarAprMay1994: April 182007: April 222008: May 52009: April 242010: April 22011: April 272012: March 272013: May 112014: April 282015: April 132016: April 52017: April 52018: May 12019: April 252020: April 252021: April 42022: May 72023: May 22024: March 192025: April 21Usually Apr 222026: April 202026
April 22Usually around
March 19Earliest ever (2024)
May 11Latest ever (2013)
21Years of record (1994–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

21 years on the books, 1994–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026April 20
2025April 21
2024March 19
2023May 2
2022May 7
2021April 4
2020April 25
2019April 25
2018May 1
2017April 5
2016April 5
2015April 13
2014April 28
2013May 11
2012March 27
2011April 27
2010April 2
2009April 24
2008May 5
2007April 22
1994April 18

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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