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Ice Thickness Reports
This service is provided with the understanding that anyone using the lakes do so at their own risk.
The Red Cross recommends ice be 6 inches thick for individual skating and 8 inches thick for group skating.
Ice thickness testing, is randomly done on each lake, and gives a general average of conditions which can vary over the entire surface. Please use extreme caution in areas where streams flow in and out of lakes |
Regions:
ICE REPORT: Halifax Area
LOCATION NAME |
LOCATION CHECKED |
INCHES |
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS |
DATE CHECKED |
| Belchers Pond |
at Parkland - off Red Fern Road |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Big Lake |
(Percy Baker Park) on River Road near White Rock Beach, Terrance Bay |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Catamaran Pond |
at end of Lewis St |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Chocolate Lake |
behind Best Western Hotel |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Doyle’s Pond |
Old Sambro Road between Club Road and Fraser Rd |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Five Island Lake |
across from 3777 Bay Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Fraser Lake |
Glen Margaret - next to William Black Church |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Frog Pond |
at Purcell’s Cove Road |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Glen Bourne |
Clayton Park West |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Governor’s Lake |
Beechville/Lakeside/Timberley |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Grand Lake |
Williamswood at 3100 Old Sambro Road |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Graves Oakley Pond |
off Leiblin Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Greys Lake (or Pennant Lake) |
at West Pennant Road & Charles Gray Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Hail Pond |
off Northwest Arm Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Half Mile Lake |
James Street or Aspen Grove, Greenwood Heights |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Hatchett Lake |
end of Lake Road off Prospect Road |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Henry Lake or Grover Lake |
behind Harrietsfield Rec Centre, 1150 Old Sambro Rd |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Hubley Mill Lake |
across from 94 Hubley Mill Lake Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Kearney Lake |
at Beach Area |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Kidston Lake |
at Beach Area off Feldspar Crescent |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Latter’s Lake or Fraser Lake |
off Herring Cove Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lewis Lake |
across from 4488 Bay Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Long Pond |
at Beach Area - Herring Cove Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| McGrath Lake |
opposite #521 Brookside Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Pennant Pond |
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| Power’s Pond |
off Purcell’s Cove Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Punch Bowl |
off Punch Bowl Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Roaches Pond |
near parking lot - Herring Cove Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Sheldrake Lake |
at Playground |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Whimsical Lake |
at Beach Area - Mabou Ave |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| White’s Lake |
at Beach Area on Round Tuit Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Williams Lake |
at Conrod Pond Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |

ICE REPORT: Dartmouth Area
LOCATION NAME |
LOCATION CHECKED |
INCHES |
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS |
DATE CHECKED |
| Albro Lake (Big) |
Beach Area |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Albro Lake (Little) |
# 27 Limardo Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Banook |
at Canoe Club |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Bell Lake |
Abenaki Canoe Club |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Birch Cove Beach |
Banook Lake |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Cranberry Lake |
Wildwood - corner Main/Wildwood Blvd |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Fairbanks |
Fairbanks Interpretation Center. |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Frenchmans Lake |
Spectacle Lake Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Graham’s Grove Beach |
Beach Area |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Charles |
Shubie Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Maynards |
Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| MicMac |
Boat Launch |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Morash Pond |
Woodlawn Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Morris Lake |
Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Oathill |
Lorne Avenue |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Penhorn |
Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Red Bridge Pond |
Braemar Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Russell Lake |
By wharf |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Settle Lake |
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| Spectacle Lake |
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ICE REPORT: Cole Harbour / Porter`s Lake Area
LOCATION NAME |
LOCATION CHECKED |
INCHES |
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS |
DATE CHECKED |
| Bissett Lake |
Beach Area at Park Entrance, off Colby Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Bumpy Lake Road |
Behind #31 Bumpy Lane |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Cow Bay Lake |
Cow Bay Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Duck Pond |
Cole Harbour Commons |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Frog Lake |
# 44 Lower Partridge River Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Echo |
Community Center |
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OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Major |
by Mailbox on German Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lawrencetown Lake |
Behind # 57 Candy Mountain Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Long Lake |
Lake Major Road at Second Bridge |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Loon Lake |
Hwy #7 at Legion |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| MacDonald Pond |
Shore Road, Eastern Passage |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Middle Porters Lake |
Across from #149 Bellfountaine Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Morris Pond |
At Kinsman Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Nelson Lake |
# 2217 Number 7 Highway |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Porter`s Lake |
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| Porter’s Lake |
at # 29 Other Street |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Rocky Lake |
Caldwell Road by Shearwater |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Settle Lake |
Beach Area |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |

ICE REPORT: Bedford / Sackville Area
LOCATION NAME |
LOCATION CHECKED |
INCHES |
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS |
DATE CHECKED |
| Barrett Lake |
across from 691 Beaver Bank Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| First Lake |
at Kinsmen Centre Beach |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| First Lake |
across from Pinehill Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Keith’s Lake |
next to 1018 Cobequid Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Kinsac lake |
across from 779 Fall River Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Fletcher |
behind Fort Scenic Apartments |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Thomas |
at Lake Thomas Trailer Park |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Williams |
behind 2767 Lake Thomas Drive |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Lake Williams |
at Lands and Forests |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Paper Mill Lake |
at Moir’s Mill, Mill Run |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Paper Mill Lake |
at Lake Drive, Beach Area |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Powder Mill Lake |
on Rocky Lake Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Springfield Lake |
at Beach Area |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Tucker Lake |
across from 1331 Beaver Bank Road |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
| Woodbine Trailer park |
at pumping station on Bustin Blvd |
|
OPEN WATER |
March 8, 2010 |
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