Lake Athabasca
Lake Athabasca | |
---|---|
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. |
Lake Athabasca ( in Canada. The lake is 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
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.
History
The name in the
Geography and natural history
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 one of the deepest lakes in both Alberta and Saskatchewan (nearby Tazin Lake is deeper), and the eighth largest in Canada.[12] Water flows northward from the lake via the Slave River and Mackenzie River systems, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean.
Fidler Point on the north shore of Lake Athabasca is named for
Along with other lakes such as the
Tributaries
Tributaries of Lake Athabasca include (going clockwise); Fond du Lac River, Otherside River, Helmer Creek, MacFarlane River, Archibald River, William River, Ennuyeuse Creek, Dumville Creek, Debussac Creek, Jackfish Creek, Claussen Creek, Old Fort River, Crown Creek, Athabasca River, Colin River, Oldman River, Bulyea River, Grease River and Robillard River.[14][15]
Development and environment
On October 31, 2013, one of Obed Mountain coal mine's pits failed, and from between 600 million to a billion liters of slurry poured into the Plante and Apetowun Creeks.[17] The plume of waste products then joined the Athabasca River, travelling downstream for a month before settling in Lake Athabasca near Fort Chipewyan, over 500 km (310 mi) away.[17]
The
Lake Athabasca contains 23 species of
See also
- List of lakes of Saskatchewan
- List of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin
- Peace–Athabasca Delta
References
- ^ "Great Slave Lake and Lake Athabasca, Canada (Note: Lake Athabasca during ice-break-up)". June 9, 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Lake Athabasca". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Burn Scars in Saskatchewan, Canada (Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires)". August 24, 2002. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- .
- ^ a b Atlas of Canada (April 5, 2004). "Lakes of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2007.
- ^ in Cree syllabics
- OCLC 53019644.
- ^ "Timeline". Crowsnest Highway. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-78763-932-7. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ISBN 9780837150598.
- ISBN 978-0811531757.
- ISBN 0-88864-214-8. Archived from the originalon September 28, 2011.
- ^ "Place Names - Faria Creek - Friock Creek". Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Lake Athabasca)". Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^
Elizabeth Southren (January 8, 2013). "Deep in Canadian Lakes, Signs of Tar Sands Pollution". National Public Radio. Archivedfrom the original on May 7, 2013.
Canadian researchers have used the mud at the bottom of lakes like a time machine to show that tar sands oil production in Alberta, Canada, is polluting remote regional lakes as far as 50 miles from the operations.
- ^ a b Wohlberg, Meagan (October 21, 2015). "Two Years Later, Charges Laid in Massive Alberta Coal Mine Spill". Vice News. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Lake Trout". Perspective Visuals, Inc. March 8, 2006. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2006.
- ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.