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).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 1994–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 20 |
| 2025 | April 21 |
| 2024 | March 19 |
| 2023 | May 2 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 25 |
| 2019 | April 25 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 5 |
| 2016 | April 5 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2014 | April 28 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2012 | March 27 |
| 2011 | April 27 |
| 2010 | April 2 |
| 2009 | April 24 |
| 2008 | May 5 |
| 2007 | April 22 |
| 1994 | April 18 |
When Upper Bottle freezes over
Upper Bottle Lake usually freezes over around November 28 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 11 (1996–97). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
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 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2021–22 | December 6 |
| 2019–20 | November 12 |
| 2018–19 | November 20 |
| 2017–18 | November 22 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2011–12 | November 29 |
| 2008–09 | November 22 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 1996–97 | November 11 |
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.