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 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 |
4.5" | 150 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
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 |
4.5" with overflow at shore | 100 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Kam Lake (off Curry Drive) |
S |
7" | 125 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Grace Lake (off 180 Kam Lake Road) |
S |
5.5" | 125 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Grace Lake (below 209 Grace Lake Road) |
S |
5" | 100 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Pond behind Kasteel Drive |
S |
4" with overflow entire pond | 75 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Range Lake (behind Circle K) |
S |
7" | 100 | Nov 10/24 | |
|
Range Lake (by Parker Field) |
S |
8" with overflow at creek | 125 | Nov 17/24 | |
|
Rat Lake |
S |
6" | centre of lake | Nov 10/24 | |