When Does Devil Track Lake Freeze? Typical Ice-In Nov 23, Ice-Out May 7
Devil Track Lake in Cook County, Minnesota usually freezes over around Nov 23, and usually has ice-out around May 7, based on Minnesota DNR ice observations recorded between 2001-2014. That works out to roughly 200 days of open water a year. These are typical dates across many winters, not a forecast — individual years swing by weeks in either direction.
Ice record for Devil Track Lake
| Typical freeze-up (ice-in) | Nov 23 |
| Typical ice-out | May 7 |
| Earliest freeze-up on record | Nov 7, 2002 |
| Latest freeze-up on record | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Earliest ice-out on record | Apr 10, 2010 |
| Latest ice-out on record | May 20, 2014 |
| Open-water season | ~200 days |
| Winters observed | 56 |
| Location | Cook County, Minnesota |
These are dates, not an ice-safety reading
A typical freeze-up date tells you when Devil Track Lake has usually iced over — it does not tell you the ice is safe, and we hold no thickness measurement for this or any lake. The Minnesota DNR is explicit that no ice is ever completely safe: thickness varies across a single lake, and current, springs, aerators, and insulating snow all weaken it. Ice that held a truck last week may not hold a person today.
Read the ice-thickness guidelines before going out, and check current conditions with the Minnesota DNR ice-safety page and local bait shops, which track conditions lake by lake.
How much the timing varies
Ice-out on Devil Track Lake has landed as early as Apr 10, 2010 and as late as May 20, 2014 — a spread of weeks around the May 7 median. Freeze-up has ranged from Nov 7, 2002 to Dec 11, 2001. That year-to-year swing is why a median date is a planning tool, not a schedule. Freeze-up is driven by accumulated cold after the lake turns over in fall; ice-out by late-winter air temperature, sun angle, and how much snow sits on top of the ice reflecting it. The full nutrient and algae breakdown for Devil Track Lake is on the lake report.
Source: Minnesota DNR Climate Office ice-in / ice-out records, observations from 2001-2014.
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