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Ice-out data

Last update: May 6, 2008 - 11:54 PM

Dates for ice-out on lakes and the prospects based on information from the DNR and resorts.

Lake Average Earliest Latest By opener?
Bemidji 4/26 4/11/1945* 5/22/1950 Iffy
Fall 4/27 4/10/1945 5/19/1950 Partly open
Gunflint 5/7 4/15/1976 5/26/1966 Unlikely
Kabetogama 4/28 4/13/1998 5/18/1996 Uncertain
Leech 4/27 4/9/1945 5/23/1950 Partly open
Lake of the Woods 4/29 4/8/2000 5/16/1996 Iffy
Mille Lacs 4/24 4/2/2000 5/7/1965 Yes (on 5/4)
Pokegama 4/24 4/6/2000 5/10/1996 Maybe
Rainy 5/3 4/13/1998 5/22/1950 Iffy
Red 4/27 4/12/2000 5/17/1996 Yes (on 5/3)
Vermilion 4/29 4/10/1945 5/23/1950 Partly open
Winnibigoshish 4/24 4/6/2000 5/10/1996 Could be
*-also 1973; sources: Minnesota Department of National Resources; ESRI, TeleAtlas

 
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