Little slave lake

Small slave lake Lesser Slave Lake
Little slave lake
Geographical location	Alberta (Canada)
Tributaries	Driftpile River, Assineau River, Swan River
Drain	Lesser Slave River
Places on the shore	Slave Lake
Data
Coordinates	55 ° 28 ′  N , 115 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 28 ′  N , 115 ° 23 ′  W
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

Commons : Little Slave Lake  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lesser Slave River at the Slave Lake gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
2. ^ The Atlas of Canada - Lakes