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Information Exclusively for Hennepin County's Busiest Lake
 

Official Iceout Dates

1855-2005

Following are the historical dates of the ice-out on Lake Minnetonka. These dates may differ slightly from the dates you may find on other web sites because the Water Patrol uses different and more reliable criteria.

Declaring Minnetonka Ice-Out

Ice-out is declared on Lake Minnetonka by the Commander of the Water Patrol: currently Lt. Jeff Storms.

Lt. Storms will call the ice out when he can take a boat from Water Patrol Headquarters in Spring Park, through the Narrows and around Big Island without having to significantly alter course to avoid ice or ice floes.

Earliest Ice-Out: March 11, 1878
Latest Ice-Out: May 8, 1856
Earliest to Latest: 59 days
Most Common Ice-Out: April 17 & 18 - 9 times.
Average Ice-Out: April 15*

*Ice-Out has never occurred on this date. Send information regarding unknown dates to the Freshwater Society.
1855 - April 18
1856 - May 8
1857 - May 5
1858 - March 30
1859 - May 4
1860 - April 4
1861 - 1876 - Unknown
1877 - April 14
1878 - March 11
1879 - 1886 - Unknown
1887 - April 14
1888 - April 25
1889 - April 1
1890 - April 16
1891 - April 21
1892 - April 11
1893 - April 28
1894 - April 9
1895 - April 5
1896 - April 5
1897 - April 18
1898 - April 18
1899 - April 24
1900 - April 16
1901 - April 23
1902 - April 1
1903 - April 13
1904 - April 25
1905 - April 2
1906 - April 16
1907 - April 8
1908 - April 12
1909 - April 26
1910 - March 27
1911 - April 1
1912 - April 13
1913 - April 18
1914 - April 17
1915 - April 17
1916 - April 19
1917 - April 18
1918 - April 14
1919 - April 6
1920 - April 17
 1921 - April 3
1922 - April 17
1923 - April 23
1924 - April 24
1925 - April 7
1926 - April 18
1927 - April 12
1928 - April 18
1929 - April 7
1930 - April 5
1931 - April 6
1932 - April 14
1933 - April 18
1934 - April 10
1935 - April 7
1936 - April 20
1937 - April 19
1938 - April 9
1939 - April 17
1940 - April 25
1941 - April 14
1942 - April 4
1943 - April 12
1944 - April 23
1945 - March 30
1946 - April 2
1947 - April 19
1948 - April 11
1949 - April 13
1950 - May 2
1951 - April 28
1952 - April 22
1953 - April 8
1954 - April 12
1955 - April 12
1956 - April 21
1957 - April 20
1958 - April 11
1959 - April 10
1960 - April 16
1961 - April 14
1962 - April 25
1963 - April 10
1964 - April 13

1965 - May 1
1966 - April 4
1967 - April 9
1968 - April 1
1969 - April 17
1970 - April 19
1971 - April 17
1972 - April 26
1973 - April 4
1974 - April 19
1975 - April 28
1976 - April 3
1977 - April 10
1978 - April 17
1979 - April 23
1980 - April 19
1981 - March 27
1982 - April 19
1983 - April 22
1984 - April 13
1985 - April 13
1986 - April 8
1987 - March 21
1988 - April 7
1989 - April 17
1990 - April 4
1991 - April 8
1992 - April 10
1993 - April 19
1994 - April 11
1995 - April 3
1996 - April 24
1997 - April 20
1998 - April 3
1999 - April 2
2000 - March 19
2001 - April 20
2002 - April 16
2003 - April 12
2004 - April 5

2005 - April 9
 
 

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