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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

Ice Assessment Thickness

Body of Water

Area

Inches

Centimeters

Distance from shore

Date

34 Morrison Dr. (Back Bay)

NE

 8

 20.5

 180

Nov 6, 2022

WardAir Dock (Back Bay)

NE

 7

 18

 200

Nov 6, 2022

Dettah Ice road (School Draw)

NE

 6

 15.25

 300

Nov 6, 2022 

Niven Lake

NE

 7

 18

 300

Nov 13, 2022 

Yellowknife Bay (Boat Launch)

NE

 7

 18

 400

Nov 13, 2022

Yellowknife Bay (by Air Tindi)

NE

 6

 15.25

 Center

Nov 6, 2022

Fault Lake

NW

 7.5

 19

 Center

Nov 13, 2022

Long Lake (Float Plane Launch)

NW

 9

 23

 500

Nov 13, 2022

Long Lake (Boat Launch)

NW

 7

 18

 400

Nov 13, 2022

Stock Lake (Jackfish) bottom of sliding hill

 NW

6.5  16.5  400

Nov 13, 2022

Frame Lake (by City Hall)

S

 7

 18  500

Nov 20, 2022

Frame Lake (by Co-op)

S

 6

 15.25  500

Nov 6, 2022

Kam Lake (by City Garage)

S

 7

 18

 400

Nov 13, 2022

Kam Lake (off Curry Drive)

S

 7.5

 19

 550

Nov 13, 2022

Grace Lake (off 180 Kam Lake Rd.)

S

6  15.25

 Center

Nov 13, 2022

Grace Lake (below 209 Grace Lake Rd.)

 S

7

 18

 Center

Nov 13, 2022

Pond behind Kasteel Drive

S

7

 18

 Center

Nov 13, 2022

Range Lake (behind Circle K)

S

9

 23

 400

Nov 13, 2022

Range Lake (by Parker Field)

S

7.5

 19

 400

Nov 13, 2022

Rat Lake

S

 6

 15.25

 Center

Nov 6, 2022

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