Little slave lake
Small slave lake Lesser Slave Lake |
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Little slave lake | ||
Geographical location | Alberta (Canada) | |
Tributaries | Driftpile River, Assineau River, Swan River | |
Drain | Lesser Slave River | |
Places on the shore | Slave Lake | |
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Coordinates | 55 ° 28 ′ N , 115 ° 23 ′ W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 577 m | |
surface | 1 168 km² | |
length | 97 km | |
width | 18 km | |
Maximum depth | 20.5 m | |
Middle deep | 11.4 m | |
Catchment area | 13,600 km² |
The Little Slave Lake ( English Lesser Slave Lake ) is a lake in the center of the Canadian province of Alberta .
It is located about 250 km northwest of the city of Edmonton in the north-western part of the Plains at an altitude of 577 m above sea level and is the third largest lake in the province after Lake Athabasca and Lake Claire . It is around 97 km long, reaches a width of up to 18 km and covers an area of 1168 km². The maximum water depth is only 20.5 m.
The Small Slave Lake flows in an easterly direction over the Lesser Slave River ("Small Slave River ") into the Athabasca River , which in turn belongs to the river system of the Mackenzie River , which makes its way into the Arctic Ocean via the Athabasca and Large Slave Lake .
Origin of name
The name of the lake has nothing to do with the term slavery , but is related to the Indian ethnic group of the Slavey . Details on the origin of the name can be found in the article on the Great Slave Lake .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lesser Slave River at the Slave Lake gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
- ^ The Atlas of Canada - Lakes