Type Eutrophic Basin countries Canada Length 100 km Volume 13.69 km³ Cities Slave Lake | Primary outflows Lesser Slave River Area 1,168 km² Surface elevation 578 m Province Alberta | |
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Location Big Lakes / Lesser Slave River No. 124, Alberta Primary inflows Catchment area 13,900 km (5,400 sq mi) | ||
Best walleye fishing in alberta lesser slave lake
Lesser Slave Lake is located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. It is the second largest lake entirely within Alberta boundaries (and the largest easily accessible by vehicle), covering 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) and measuring over 100 km (62 mi) long and 15 km (9.3 mi) at its widest point. Lesser Slave Lake averages 11.4 m (37 ft) in depth and is 20.5 m (67 ft) at its deepest. It drains eastwards into the Athabasca River by way of the Lesser Slave River.
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- Best walleye fishing in alberta lesser slave lake
- Map of Lesser Slave Lake Alberta Canada
- Conservation and development
- Accidents
- References
Map of Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
The town of Slave Lake is located at the eastern tip of the lake, around the outflow of Lesser Slave River.
Conservation and development
Due to its location on a major fly-way for migrating birds, Lesser Slave Lake is popular with birders. The nearby Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park has lakeside camping facilities located along sand beaches, with some rocky beaches as well. Fishing is popular and legal. The entire north shore of the lake is protected, other reserves being Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park, Lesser Slave Lake Wildland and Grouard Trail Park Reserve.
Highway 2 and the Canadian National Railway follow the southern shore of the lake, and the Bicentennial Highway has its southernmost point at eastern end of the lake.
A number of Indian reserves are established at the shores of the lake:
Accidents
On February 14, 1968, a Cessna 182H CF-WUK plane crashed into the lake due to ice forming on the wings and causing the pilot to lose control. The pilot was a Graham James Cox, a former 501 Squadron Commander during World War 2. Both he and his two passengers died in the accident. The passengers were William Henry Lucus and Kenneth McIntosh McMillan.
On May 20, 2011, a Bell 212 helicopter crashed into the lake while fighting the 2011 Slave Lake fire. The pilot, 54-year-old Jean-Luc Deba of Montreal, died. On the one-year anniversary, a park at Canyon Creek was named in Deba's honor.