Minnesota · Le Sueur County
West Jefferson Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of West Jefferson Lake around March 24 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 1 (2024). Latest: April 29 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
13 years on the books, 2011–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | March 15 |
| 2024 | March 1 |
| 2023 | April 11 |
| 2022 | April 6 |
| 2021 | March 24 |
| 2020 | March 28 |
| 2019 | April 5 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | March 7 |
| 2016 | March 12 |
| 2015 | March 17 |
| 2012 | March 14 |
| 2011 | April 10 |
When West Jefferson freezes over
West Jefferson Lake usually freezes over around December 4 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 14 (2014–15). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 4. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 4 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | November 19 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2020–21 | December 1 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 11 |
| 2011–12 | December 7 |
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.