Minnesota's Lake Ice-Out Status
(as of May 5, 1999)
All of Minnesota's lakes are now free of ice.
The definition of lake ice-out varies from lake to lake and
individual to individual. For some, ice-out occurs only when the
lake is completely free of ice. For others, ice-out is defined as
the moment when navigation is possible from point A to point B.
And yet for others, ice-out is when 90 percent of the lake is ice
free. Due to the variable definitions of this rather subjective
observation, the State Climatology Office attempts to contact the
same individuals each year to maintain consistency. The table
below will offer the information obtained by this informal poll.
Northwest
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Lake Bronson |
Kittson |
out - 4/10 |
| Detroit |
Becker |
out - 4/13 |
| Cormorant |
Becker |
out - 4/18 |
| Lower Red |
Beltrami |
out - 4/28 |
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North Central
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Pine Mountain |
Cass |
out - 4/15 |
| Pokegama |
Itasca |
out - 4/20 |
| Leech |
Cass |
out - 4/25 |
| Bemidji |
Beltrami |
out - 4/25 |
| Kabetogama |
St. Louis |
out - 4/25 |
| Lk of the Woods |
LOW |
out - 5/1 |
| Rainy |
Kooch. |
out - 5/1 |
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Northeast
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Sturgeon |
St. Louis |
out - 4/23 |
| Fall |
Lake |
out - 4/24 |
| Island |
St. Louis |
out - 4/24 |
| Vermillion |
St. Louis |
out - 4/27 |
| Snowbank |
Lake |
out - 4/29 |
| Saganaga |
Cook |
out - 5/2 |
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West Central
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Traverse |
Traverse |
out - 3/31 |
| Minnewaska |
Pope |
out - 4/2 |
| West Battle |
Ottertail |
out - 4/9 |
| Ottertail |
Ottertail |
out - 4/10 |
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Central
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Rice |
Stearns |
out - 4/1 |
| Pulaski |
Wright |
out - 4/2 |
| Green |
Kandiyohi |
out - 4/6 |
| Osakis |
Todd |
out - 4/8 |
| Fish Trap |
Morrison |
out - 4/9 |
| Gull |
Cass |
out - 4/13 |
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East Central
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Waconia |
Hennepin |
out - 3/31 |
| Medicine |
Hennepin |
out - 3/30 |
| Minnetonka |
Hennepin |
out - 4/2 |
| White Bear |
Ramsey |
out - 4/2 |
| Knife |
Kanabec |
out - 4/6 |
| Big Sandy |
Aitkin |
out - 4/11 |
| Mille Lacs |
Mille Lacs |
out - 4/16 |
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Southwest
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Shetek |
Murray |
out - 3/27 |
| Sarah |
Murray |
out - 3/27 |
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South Central
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Budd |
Martin |
out - 3/27 |
| Clear |
Waseca |
out - 3/27 |
| Sakatah |
Le Seuer |
out - 3/27 |
| Albert Lea |
Freeborn |
out - 3/28 |
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Southeast
| Name |
County |
Status |
| Pepin |
Wabasha |
out - 3/27 |
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URL:
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Last modified: May 5, 1999