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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    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    OPEN WATER  March 8, 2010 
Glen Bourne  Clayton Park West    OPEN WATER  March 8, 2010 
Governor’s Lake  Beechville/Lakeside/Timberley    OPEN WATER  March 8, 2010 
Grand Lake  Williamswood at 3100 Old Sambro Road    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    OPEN WATER  March 8, 2010 
Hatchett Lake  end of Lake Road off Prospect Road    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         
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 

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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         
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    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         
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 

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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