Athabasca lake

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Athabasca lake

Athabasca lake (lac Athabasca) is a lake located in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the northeast corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N. The lake covers 7,850 km2 (3,030 sq mi), is 283 km (176 mi) long, has a maximum width of 50 km (31 mi), and a maximum depth of 124 m (407 ft), and holds 204 km3 (49 cu mi) of water, making it the largest and deepest lake in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the eighth largest in Canada.
Water flows northward from the lake via the Slave River and Mackenzie River systems, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean. The Lake Athabasca Sand Dunes, the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58°, are adjacent to the southern shore. The settlements around the lake are: Fort Chipewyan, Uranium City, and Camsell Portage.