Quiet Lake (Yukon)
| Quiet Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Yukon (Canada) | |
| Drain | Big Salmon River | |
| Location close to the shore | Whitehorse | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 61 ° 6 ′ N , 133 ° 5 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 802 m | |
| length | 28 km | |
| width | 3 km | |
| Maximum depth | 160 m | |
The Quiet Lake ( English for "calm lake") is a lake in the Canadian Yukon Territory .
Quiet Lake is 110 km east of Whitehorse between the Pelly Mountains in the east and the Big Salmon Range in the west. The lake expands in a north-south direction and has a length of 28 km. Its maximum width is around 3 km. The maximum water depth of the lake is 160 m. The lake, located at an altitude of 802 m , is drained by the Big Salmon River at its northern end. The Canol Road ( Yukon Highway 6 ) runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The Nisutlin River flows past the lake in a southerly direction at a distance of about 6 km east of the lake.
There are two state campsites at Quiet Lake. The lake is used as a starting point for canoe trips down the Big Salmon River to Carmacks .
Quiet Lake was named that way in 1887 by John McCormack, a prospector .
Web links
- Yukon Sights: South Canol Road - Quiet Lake to Lapie Lake, Yukon Territory. suethomas.ca
- Bathymetric map. environmentyukon.ca
Individual evidence
- ↑ environmentyukon.ca ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 244 kB)
- ^ Yukon Government Campgrounds. ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.1 MB)
