Minnesota · Kandiyohi County
Wakanda Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Wakanda Lake around April 11 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 9 (2000). Latest: May 2 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
29 years on the books, 1981–2018. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 28 |
| 2013 | May 2 |
| 2009 | April 15 |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2007 | March 31 |
| 2004 | April 1 |
| 2002 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 20 |
| 2000 | March 9 |
| 1999 | March 31 |
| 1998 | April 3 |
| 1997 | April 21 |
| 1996 | April 22 |
| 1995 | April 10 |
| 1994 | April 11 |
| 1993 | April 14 |
| 1992 | April 3 |
| 1991 | April 5 |
| 1990 | April 9 |
| 1989 | April 18 |
| 1988 | April 12 |
| 1987 | March 24 |
| 1986 | April 8 |
| 1985 | April 10 |
| 1984 | April 12 |
| 1983 | April 12 |
| 1982 | April 15 |
| 1981 | March 23 |
When Wakanda Lake freezes over
Wakanda Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 2 (1996–97). Latest: December 22 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 27. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 27 |
| 2008–09 | November 24 |
| 2007–08 | November 23 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2002–03 | December 3 |
| 2001–02 | December 22 |
| 2000–01 | November 16 |
| 1999–00 | December 13 |
| 1998–99 | December 19 |
| 1996–97 | November 2 |
| 1994–95 | November 24 |
| 1990–91 | November 27 |
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.