Lake Athabasca
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Lake Athabasca (/ˌæθəˈbæskə/ ATH-ə-BASK-ə; French: lac Athabasca; from Woods Cree: ᐊᖬᐸᐢᑳᐤ[6] aðapaskāw, "[where] there are plants one after another")[7] is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
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Lake Athabasca | |
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Location | Northern Administration District, Saskatchewan / Wood Buffalo, Alberta |
Coordinates | 59°22′1″N 108°0′4″W[3] |
Lake type | Glacial |
Primary inflows | Peace River, which backs up through Rivière des Rochers during flooding, Athabasca River, William River, MacFarlane River, Colin River, Fond du Lac River, |
Primary outflows | Rivière des Rochers that meets with the Peace to form the Slave |
Catchment area | 271,000 km2 (105,000 sq mi)[4] |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 283 km (176 mi) |
Max. width | 50 km (31 mi) |
Surface area | 7,850 km2 (3,030 sq mi)[5] |
Average depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Max. depth | 124 m (407 ft) |
Water volume | 204 km3 (49 cu mi) |
Shore length1 | ≈1,900 km (1,200 mi) |
Surface elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
Settlements | Fort Chipewyan, Uranium City, Camsell Portage, Fond du Lac |
References | [5] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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The lake is fed by the Athabasca River and other rivers, and its water flows northward via the Slave River to the Mackenzie River system, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean.