Minnesota · Le Sueur County
Upper Sakatah Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Upper Sakatah Lake around March 28 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: February 27 (2024). Latest: April 21 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
23 years on the books, 1998–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | March 15 |
| 2024 | February 27 |
| 2023 | April 12 |
| 2019 | April 8 |
| 2017 | March 20 |
| 2015 | March 21 |
| 2014 | April 12 |
| 2013 | April 21 |
| 2012 | March 15 |
| 2011 | April 10 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | March 24 |
| 2008 | April 17 |
| 2007 | March 26 |
| 2006 | April 2 |
| 2005 | April 5 |
| 2004 | March 26 |
| 2003 | March 26 |
| 2002 | April 1 |
| 2001 | April 12 |
| 2000 | March 11 |
| 1999 | March 28 |
| 1998 | March 27 |
When Upper Sakatah freezes over
Upper Sakatah Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 25 (2006–07). Latest: December 7 (2021–22).
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 | November 29 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2020–21 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | November 25 |
| 2004–05 | December 1 |
| 1994–95 | December 4 |
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.