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 Meters |
Date
|
|
Back Bay (beside 34 Morrison Drive) |
NE |
6.5" | 140 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Back Bay (Wardair Dock) |
NE |
6.5" | 125 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Dettah Ice Road (School Draw) |
NE |
6" | 300 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Niven Lake |
NE |
7.5" | middle | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Yellowknife Bay (Boat Launch) |
NE |
6" | 150 | Nov 24/24 | |
|
Yellowknife Bay (by Air Tindi) |
NE |
6" | 150 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Fault Lake |
NW |
6.5" | middle | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Long Lake Plane Launch |
NW |
6" | 160 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Long Lake Boat Launch |
NW |
6" | 130 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Stock Lake (Jackfish) bottom of sliding hill |
NW |
6.5" | 100 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Frame Lake (by City Hall) |
S |
6.5" | 250 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Frame Lake (by Co-op) |
S |
6" | 75 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Kam Lake (by City Garage) |
S |
11" | 175 | Nov 24/24 | |
|
Kam Lake (off Curry Drive) |
S |
7" | 125 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Grace Lake (off 180 Kam Lake Road) |
S |
7.5" with overflow along edge | 150 | Nov 24/24 | |
|
Grace Lake (below 209 Grace Lake Road) |
S |
6.0" with overflow along edge | middle | Nov 24/24 | |
|
Pond behind Kasteel Drive |
S |
10" | middle | Nov 24/24 | |
|
Range Lake (behind Circle K) |
S |
7" | 100 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Range Lake (by Parker Field) |
S |
8" | 125 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Rat Lake |
S |
6" | middle | Nov 10/24 | |