Please call 9-1-1 or 873-2222 if you see that someone has fallen through the ice or is in distress.
Safety Tips
The City of Yellowknife Fire Division strongly recommends that you stay off the ice until it measures 6 inches thick. Please be careful when traveling on the ice, especially in a vehicle or on a machine, and keep these tips in mind:
- Be aware of your surroundings
- Travel with a partner
- Carry dry clothing and an emergency kit including matches
- If travelling in a group (when snowmobiling), spread out when stopped (to spread the weight across the ice sheet)
- Carry a form of communication to call for help if your break through the ice
- Stay off the rivers; flowing water under the ice creates very thin ice even in cold temperatures
- Leave a travel plan behind and an expected return date/time
- If you are unsure of the ice thickness, drill a test hole or stay off the ice
Note: Ice measurements have been completed as all areas tested have reached 6 inches.
A huge thank you to Great Slave Snowmobile Association Trail Riders for their assistance in ice testing.
Ice Assessment Thickness | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body of Water
|
Area
|
Inches
|
Centimeters
|
Distance from shore |
Date
|
Back Bay (beside 34 Morrison Drive) |
NE |
6 | 15.5 | 180 | Nov 18/23 |
Back Bay (Wardair Dock) |
NE |
7.5 | 19 | 150 | Nov 18/23 |
Dettah Ice Road (School Draw) |
NE |
12 | 30.5 | 310 | Nov 26/23 |
Niven Lake |
NE |
7.5 | 19 | middle | Nov 18/23 |
Yellowknife Bay (Boat Launch) |
NE |
8 | 20.5 | 164 | Nov 26/23 |
Yellowknife Bay (by Air Tindi) |
NE |
10 | 25.5 | 80 | Nov 26/23 |
Fault Lake |
NW |
6 | 15.5 | centre | Nov 12/23 |
Long Lake Plane Launch |
NW |
7 | 17.8 | 250 | Nov 18/23 |
Long Lake Boat Launch |
NW |
6.5 | 16.5 | 270 | Nov 18/23 |
Stock Lake (Jackfish) bottom of sliding hill |
NW |
9 | 23 | 80 | Nov 26/23 |
Frame Lake (by City Hall) |
S |
6 | 15.5 | 150 | Nov 12/23 |
Frame Lake (by Co-op) |
S |
6 | 15.5 | 200 | Nov 12/23 |
Kam Lake (by City Garage) |
S |
8 | 20.5 | 300 | Nov 26/23 |
Kam Lake (off Curry Drive) |
S |
8 | 20.5 | middle | Nov 26/23 |
Grace Lake (off 180 Kam Lake Road) |
S |
7.5 | 19 | middle | Nov 26/23 |
Grace Lake (below 209 Grace Lake Road) |
S |
8 | 20.5 | middle | Nov 26/23 |
Pond behind Kasteel Drive |
S |
6 | 15.5 | middle | Nov 12/23 |
Range Lake (behind Circle K) |
S |
6 | 15.5 | 50 | Nov 18/23 |
Range Lake (by Parker Field) |
S |
6 | 15.5 | 150 | Nov 12/23 |
Rat Lake |
S |
6 | 15.5 | middle | Nov 18/23 |