Ethel Lake (Yukon)
| Ethel Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Yukon (Canada) | |
| Tributaries | Ethel Creek, Sether Creek | |
| Drain | Ethel Creek → Nogold Creek | |
| Location close to the shore | Stewart Crossing | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 63 ° 22 ′ N , 136 ° 5 ′ W | |
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| surface | 46.1 km² | |
| length | 21 km | |
| width | 2.8 km | |
| Maximum depth | 62 m | |
| Middle deep | 31 m | |
The Ethel Lake is a lake in Canada's Yukon Territory .
The 4610 hectare lake is located 20 km east of Stewart Crossing . It has a length of 21 km in west-east direction and a maximum width of 2.8 km. The Ethel Creek flows through the lake to the east. The lake is drained via Ethel Creek , Nogold Creek to the Stewart River . Hungry Mountain and the Francis Plateau rise on the north bank, Mount Sether on the south bank .
In the lake u. a. The following fish species are found: American char , pike , Arctic grayling , herring vendace , Prosopium cylindraceum , burbot and Cottus cognatus .
The lake is located in the tribal area of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun . Ten kilometers south of Stewart Crossing, a seasonal access road branches off the Klondike Highway to the east and leads to the Ethel Lake Campground , which is on the north shore near the western end of the lake.