Lac Île-à-la-Crosse

Lac Île-à-la-Crosse
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Geographical location	Saskatchewan ( Canada )
Tributaries	Churchill River , Beaver River , Canoe River
Drain	Churchill River
Places on the shore	Ile-à-la-Crosse , Patuanak
Data
Coordinates	55 ° 33 ′  N , 107 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 33 ′  N , 107 ° 45 ′  W
Altitude above sea level	420  m
surface	391 km²
length	90 km
Catchment area	78,700 km²

The Lac Île-à-la-Crosse is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan .

The 391 km² long lake is divided into several arms. The Churchill River flows into a branch in the northwestern part of the lake. It flows through the lake over a distance of 90 km and leaves it at its northeast end at the village of Patuanak . At the western end of the elongated lake is the place Île-à-la-Crosse . The Beaver River flows from the south into a branch of the lake. Another tributary, the Canoe River , meets Lac Île-à-la-Crosse from the west. The Saskatchewan Highway 918 runs along the south-western shore of the lake after Patuanak. The catchment area of Lac Île-à-la-Crosse covers 78,700 km². The mean discharge of the Churchill River when it leaves the lake is 120 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Churchill River at the gauge near Patuanak - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET