Minnesota · Crow Wing County · DOW 18-0001-00
Whitefish Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Whitefish Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 22 (2012). Latest: May 10 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
14 years on the books, 2002–2021. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2021 | March 30 |
| 2020 | April 12 |
| 2019 | April 20 |
| 2018 | May 3 |
| 2017 | April 3 |
| 2015 | March 27 |
| 2014 | April 28 |
| 2013 | May 10 |
| 2012 | March 22 |
| 2011 | April 19 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2004 | April 13 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 23 |
When Whitefish freezes over
Whitefish Lake usually freezes over around November 24 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (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 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2021–22 | November 24 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2012–13 | November 24 |
| 2011–12 | November 12 |
| 2010–11 | November 21 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 24 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | November 20 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 26 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
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.