Ice Thickness

You’re on thin ice; residents urged to exercise caution near lakes across the region

UPDATED:  March 9th, 2020 - ICE Testing Closed for the Season

Updated, Monday, March 9, 2020 (Halifax, NS) – The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that it is no longer safe to be on frozen lakes and ponds as there is noticeable thin ice and open water in many lakes across the region.

This time of year, rising temperatures and snow cover on frozen bodies of water can increase the ice melt significantly each day. Residents are asked to take safety precautions for themselves and their families by avoiding any further recreation activities on frozen lakes and ponds, including walking, snowmobiling and skating.

The municipality is also advising that its ice thickness testing program has concluded for the 2019-2020 winter season. Each year the municipality provides weekly reports on ice thickness testing undertaken on more than 70 lakes in the Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, Hammonds Plains, Prospect, Harrietsfield, Hubley, Timberlea and Cole Harbour areas.

 

Ice Thickness Testing
Location Location Checked Centimeters Comments Date Last Tested
Albro Lake (Big) Beach Area Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Albro Lake (Little) #27 Limardo Dr Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Banook Lake Birch Cove Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Banook Lake Graham's Cove Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Banook Lake Lion's Club Beach Area Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Barrett Lake Across from 691 Beaver Bank Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Belchers Marsh At Parkland and Red Fern Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Belchers Pond At Parkland and Carlina Crt Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Bell Lake Abenaki Canoe Club Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Bisset Lake Beach Area at Park entrance off Colby Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Catamaran Pond At end of Lewis St Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Chocolate Lake Behind Best Western Hotel Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Cow Bay Lake Cow Bay Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Cranberry Lake Corner Main/Wildwood Blvd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Doyle's Pond Opposite Fancy View Rd (Old Sambro Rd) Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Duck Pond Cole Harbour Commons Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Fairbanks Fairbanks Interpretation Centre Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
First Lake At Kinsmen Centre Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Five Island Lake 151 Granite Cove Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Flag Pond 1775 Cow Bay Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Frenchmans Lake Spectacle Lake Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Frog Pond At Purcell's Cove Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Governor's Lake Beechville/Lakeside/Timberlea Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Grand Lake Williamswood at 3100 Old Sambro Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Graves Oakley Pond Off Leiblin Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Greys Lake (Pennant Lake) At West Pennant Rd & Charles Gray Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Hail Pond Northwest Arm Dr & Walter Havill Dr Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Half Mile Lake 34 Red Maple Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Hatchett Lake End of Lake Rd off Prospect Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Henry Lake or Grover Lake Behind Harrietsfield Recreation Centre,

1150 Old Sambro Rd

 Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Hubley Mill Lake Across from 94 Hubley Mill Lake Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Kearney Lake At Beach Area Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Keith's Lake Next to 1018 Cobequid Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Kidston Lake At Beach Area off Feldspar Crest Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Kinsac Lake Across from 779 Fall River Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Lake Charles Shubie Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Lake Echo Community Centre Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Lake Fletcher Behind Fort Scenic Apartments Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Lake Major By mailbox on German Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Long Lake Lake Major Rd at Second Bridge Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Long Pond At Beach Area - Herring Cove Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Loon Lake Highway #7 at Legion Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
MacDonald Pond Shore Rd, Eastern Passage Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Maynards Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
McCoy's Pond Across from 51 Church Lake Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
MicMac Boat Launch Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Middle Porter's Lake Across from #149 Bellfountaine Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Miller Lake 131 Sanctuary Crt Tin ice Open water 03/10/2020
Morash Pond Woodlawn Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Morris Lake Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Morris Pond At Kinsman Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Nelson Lake By #2217, Number 7 Highway Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Oathill Lorne Avenue Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Paper Mill Lake At Moir's Mill Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Paper Mill Lake At Lake Drive, Beach Area Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Penhorn Beach Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Porter's Lake Across from 149 Bellefontaine Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Powder Mill Lake On Rocky Lake Rd Thin ice Open Water 03/10/2020
Punch Bowl Off Punch Bowl Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Red Bridge Pond Braemar Drive Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Roaches Pond Near parking lot - Herring Cove Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Rocky Lake Caldwell Rd by Shearwater Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Russell Lake By wharf Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Settle Lake Beach Area Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Sheldrake Lake At Playground Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Springfield Lake At Beach Area Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Tucker Lake Across from 1331 Beaver Bank Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Whimsical Lake At Beach Area - Mabou Ave Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Williams Lake At end of Acorn Rd Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Lake William at Lands and Forest Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
De Said Lake Caldwell Road by Shearwater Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Three Mile Lake Next to #1018 Cobequid Rd, Windsor Junction Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Fletchers Lake 3719 Highway #2, Fletchers Lake Thin ice open water 03/10/2020
Church Lake 51 Church Lake Road Thin ice open water 03/10/2020