Minnesota · Itasca County
Wabana Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Wabana Lake around April 25 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: April 9 (2000). Latest: May 9 (2014).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 2000–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 28 |
| 2025 | April 23 |
| 2023 | May 7 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2020 | April 26 |
| 2019 | May 3 |
| 2018 | May 7 |
| 2017 | April 10 |
| 2014 | May 9 |
| 2008 | May 6 |
| 2007 | April 25 |
| 2006 | April 14 |
| 2005 | April 16 |
| 2004 | April 22 |
| 2003 | April 25 |
| 2002 | April 23 |
| 2001 | April 28 |
| 2000 | April 9 |
When Wabana freezes over
Wabana Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 20 (2018–19). Latest: December 20 (2001–02).
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 11 |
| 2023–24 | December 2 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2018–19 | November 20 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2014–15 | November 21 |
| 2008–09 | December 2 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | December 2 |
| 2004–05 | December 13 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 26 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | December 2 |
| 1999–00 | December 17 |
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.