Location Northwest Territories Basin countries Canada Average depth 1 m (3.3 ft) Area 573.4 km² Inflow source Kakisa River | Primary inflows Surface area 573.4 km (221.4 sq mi) Surface elevation 280 m Mean depth 1 m | |
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Tathlina Lake is a large, shallow lake, located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. An outcropping of the Kakisa Formation occurs along the side of this lake.
Map of Tathlina Lake, Fort Smith, Unorganized, NT, Canada
This turbid lake, the 15th largest in the Northwest Territories, is located at an elevation of 269 metres, and has an average depth of only 1 metre. Due to this shallow depth, it is considered vulnerable to changes in such variables as water level and temperature, ice thickness, and dissolved oxygen levels. It has also been subject to fish kills.
Commercial fishing for walleye (Sander vitreus) commenced in 1953. However, during the 1960s to 1990s it experienced poor harvests. It has been closed to commercial fishing since 2000.
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