Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Upper South Long Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Upper South Long Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 13 (2024). Latest: May 10 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
23 years on the books, 1998–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 15 |
| 2025 | April 12 |
| 2024 | March 13 |
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2022 | April 30 |
| 2019 | April 22 |
| 2018 | May 2 |
| 2017 | April 2 |
| 2016 | March 29 |
| 2015 | April 10 |
| 2014 | April 28 |
| 2013 | May 10 |
| 2008 | April 30 |
| 2007 | April 19 |
| 2006 | April 6 |
| 2005 | April 9 |
| 2004 | April 13 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | March 26 |
| 1999 | April 7 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
When Upper South Long freezes over
Upper South Long Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 21 (2014–15). Latest: March 20 (2011–12).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 4. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 4 |
| 2024–25 | December 2 |
| 2022–23 | December 3 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2020–21 | December 1 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 21 |
| 2017–18 | December 12 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2014–15 | November 21 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 10 |
| 2011–12 | March 20 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | November 22 |
| 2002–03 | November 27 |
| 2001–02 | December 21 |
| 2000–01 | November 22 |
| 1999–00 | December 16 |
| 1998–99 | December 23 |
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.