Lakes

Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Great Slave Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (after Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 metres (336 fathoms; 2,010 ft), and the ...

Kakisa Lake is a large lake located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is fed by the Kakisa River, and near to the community of Kakisa. An outcropping of the Kakisa Formation occurs along the ...

Lac de Gras

Water bodies; Lakes

Lac de Gras is a lake approximately 300 km north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Lac de Gras was the centre of the Canadian diamond rush of the 1990s. There are two working diamond ...

Lac La Martre

Water bodies; Lakes

Lac La Martre, is the third largest lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located approximately 125 mi (201 km) northwest of the territorial capital of Yellowknife.

Tahiryuak Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Tahiryuak Lake is a lake located in the Canadian Arctic's Northwest Territories. It is situated in northcentral Victoria Island, north of Prince Albert Sound, southeast of Minto Inlet.

Tathlina Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Tathlina Lake is a large, shallow lake, located in the Northwest Territories, Canada.(3)(4) An outcropping of the Kakisa Formation occurs along the side of this lake.

Trout Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Trout Lake is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no ...