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Lake Athabasca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58° and 60° latitudes. The lake covers 7,850km², is 283 km long, has a maximum width of 50 km, and a maximum depth of 243 metres (797'), and holds 204,000,000,000 cubic metres of water, making it the largest and deepest lake in Saskatchewan. The Lake Athabasca Sand Dunes, the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58°, are adjacent to the southern shore. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Athabasca   (261 words)

Athabasca River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Athabasca River originates from the Athabasca Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta. Athabasca Falls, located upstream about 30 km from the Jasper townsite in the national park, is noted for both its ferocious falls and the sound that they produce. The Athabasca River travels 1500 km before draining into Lake Athabasca in Wood Buffalo National Park. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athabasca_River   (159 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Athabasca Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Athabasca, Lake, lake in western Canada, straddling the borders of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Lakes are distinguished from bodies of water such as bays and gulfs, and some seas, that... Lake of the Woods, lake, central North America, astride the United States-Canada border, in south-eastern Manitoba, south-western Ontario, and... uk.encarta.msn.com /Athabasca_Lake.html   (119 words)

VDGIF > Wildlife > Tundra Swan Trax She moved ~200 miles during the past week and is now located on the west end of Lake Athabasca on the east side of Wood Buffalo National Park. Lake Manitoba is well known as a staging area for waterfowl in both the spring and the fall of the year. Lake Huron appears to be an important staging area for tundra swans as several of our swans have stopped along its shores. www.dgif.state.va.us /wildlife/swan/archive-2002/887.html   (1044 words)

Lake Athabasca --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Delta of the Athabasca and Peace rivers, near the western shore of Lake Athabasca, in Wood Buffalo … Fed from the southwest by the Peace and Athabasca rivers (the deltas of which have separated it from Lakes Claire and Mamawi), it is drained to the northwest by the Slave River, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean via the Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River. Fed from the southwest by the Peace and Athabasca rivers (the deltas of which have separated it from Lakes Claire and Mamawi), it is drained to the... www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9010049   (1083 words)

CHRS - Athabasca River - Fact Sheet The Athabasca River as a whole is the longest river in Alberta, winding 1,538 km through mountains, prairies, forests and muskeg to Lake Athabasca in Wood Buffalo National Park. David Thompson, Discoverer of the Athabasca Pass and Henry House plaques commemorate surveying and mapping; and land transportation is recognized by the Athabasca Pass and The Overlanders of 1862 plaques. Athabasca River and Jasper National Park Services, Permits and Regulations: Before finalizing plans to canoe or kayak on the Athabasca River, visitors are strongly advised to write to the Superintendent, Jasper National Park, P.O. Box 10, Jasper, Alberta, TOE 1E0 or visit http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/jasper/index_e.asp. www.chrs.ca /Rivers/Athabasca/Athabasca-F_e.htm   (1576 words)

Athabasca, Lake. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 Athabasca, Lake, 4th-largest lake (c.3,120 sq mi/8,100 sq km) of Canada, NE Alta. and SW Sask., W Canada, at the edge of the Can. Fort Chipewyan was built (1788) at W end of the lake by Roderick McKenzie of the North West Co. and has been maintained. Chipewyan and Fond du Lac, from where the canoe route runs by way of Wollaston and Reindeer lakes to the Churchill R. Philip Turnor, the Br. www.bartleby.com /69/32/A08032.html   (169 words)

Info and facts on 'Lake Athabasca'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The lake covers 7,850km², is 283 km long, has a maximum width of 50 km, and a maximum depth of 243 metres ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse) (797'), and holds 204,000,000,000 cubic meters of water, making it the largest and deepest lake in Saskatchewan. Water flows northward from the lake via the Slave River (additional info and facts about Slave River) and Mackenzie River (A Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea) systems, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean (Ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs). Fort Chipewyan (additional info and facts about Fort Chipewyan), the oldest European settlement in Alberta, is located on the small eastern shore of the lake, where Slave River begins its northward journey alongside the eastern boundary of Wood Buffalo National Park (additional info and facts about Wood Buffalo National Park). www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/lake_athabasca.htm   (219 words)

home Lake Athabasca is located just south of Canada’s Northwest Territories and runs across the Alberta-Saskatchewan borders. It is bordered on the north by the dramatic granite of the Canadian Shield, and on the south by the Athabasca Sand Dunes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the fastest growing desert north of the 58th parallel. The west end of the lake stretches into Alberta –; and is in fact the largest lake in that province – but two-thirds of the lake is in Saskatchewan, where the waters are deep, cold and clean – perfect habitat for Lake Trout. www.lakersunlimited.com   (255 words)

Doerte Koester Lake Athabasca is a large lake within the Peace-Athabasca delta, and receives its waters mainly from the Athabasca River. The water level of lake Athabasca therefore closely reflects the amount of run-off in the watershed of this river, and thus water balance, which is controlled by temperature and precipitation. Both are very close to the lake shore, and relatively young vegetation on the sand barrier separating the small from the large lake indicates that these have been connected at former higher water levels of lake Athabasca. www.science.uwaterloo.ca /~dkoster/pages/14.html   (513 words)

Lake Trout Description with Destination Fishing Vacations in Canada, fishing lodges, fly fishing, freshwater angling, ... Lake trout require, cold, clear, well oxygenated water, so they are found almost exclusively in oligotropic lakes. Lake trout are slow-growing and long-lived, sometimes reaching an age of 40 years. A 102- pound lake trout was taken in a gillnet in Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, in 1961. www.pvisuals.com /fishing/species/laketrout.html   (387 words)

AllRefer.com - Athabasca, Lake, Canada (Canadian Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia Athabasca, Lake, fourth largest lake of Canada, c.3,120 sq mi (8,100 sq km), c.200 mi (320 km) long and from 5 to 35 mi (8–56 km) wide, NE Alta., and SW Sask., at the edge of the Canadian Shield. A part of the Mackenzie River system, the lake receives the Athabasca River from the south and drains N into Great Slave Lake by way of the Slave River. Steamers of the Hudson's Bay Company ply the lake in summer between Chipewyan and Fond du Lac, from where the canoe route runs by way of Wollaston and Reindeer lakes to the Churchill River. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AthabasLk.html   (245 words)

CPAWS SK - Athabasca Region On the north shore of Lake Athabasca the landscape changes abruptly as the rocky precambrian shield juts from the ground with the most rugged landscape in Saskatchewan, rocky bluffs and hills, with myriad interspersed lakes and rivers. The Athabasca region even boasts Arctic fauna, and is home in winter to many of the quarter million animals of the Beverly and Quamijiriaq Barren Ground Caribou herds, which seek the shelter and food sources of the boreal forest in their annual winter migration. Tazin Lake in the northwest, Chappuis/ Fontaine Lakes in the centre and Misaw Lake in the north east, all lie along the NWT border and are among the largest protected areas in the province. www.cpaws-sask.org /boreal_forest/athabasca_region.html   (711 words)

[No title] At Athabasca Landing, since it was not known just when the Head would arrive, the local official charged all his clerks and minions to be ready at the sound of a whistle to salute and fall into line for inspection. Athabasca Landing was the portal through which they passed, and by every northward stream they travelled,--down the Athabasca toward the Mackenzie and up the Athabasca to the Peace, leaving stranded men and stranded boats on every shore. At its confluence with the Clearwater the Athabasca is perhaps three-quarters of a mile wide, and it maintains a steady current with a somewhat contracting channel to the point of its discharge into Lake Athabasca in latitude 58 deg. www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/2/8/7/12874/12874.txt   (20172 words)

www.mineweb.net | co_releases CanAlaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The Lake Athabasca Property starts at the edge of the Athabasca Basin and extends into the lake to the south and west, where the Athabasca Basin reaches an estimated depth of 700 metres. Shallow water and numerous islands on northern survey area The Lake Athabasca Property covers 77,952 hectares of the central northern edge of the Athabasca Basin, 35 km south of Uranium City. For the past two decades, uranium exploration within the Athabasca Basin has been at a relatively low level and it is evident that with the advent of new technology such as VTEM, the potential for the discovery of other deposits remains high. www.mineweb.net /co_releases/428048.htm   (932 words)

Fur Trade - Lake Athabasca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Its location is not certain, although Mercredi has suggested that it was situated on the south shore of Lake Athabasca, farther west than the present Fond du Lac. Smythe (1968:244) has indicated that it was located on the north shore of Lake Athabasca, near the mouth of Oldman River. The lake is here but two miles wide, and the trading post is situated on a low point of sand and rock on its north shore. canoesaskatchewan.rkc.ca /arch/furtrade.htm   (1066 words)

Athabasca Fishing Lodges  -  Athabasca Lake, Saskatchewan Athabasca Fishing Lodges is located near the 60th parallel in northwest Saskatchewan, Lake Athabasca is the largest lake in the province and is recognized as one of the "Big Fish" waters of the world. Located near the 60th parallel in northwest Saskatchewan, Lake Athabasca is the largest lake in the province and is recognized as one of the "Big Fish" waters of the world. The lake record and provincial record is 55 inches, caught in August, 2002. www.myfishinglodge.com /athabascafishinglodg.htm   (436 words)

Search Results for Athabasca - Encyclopædia Britannica The lake, 208 mi (335 km) long by 32 mi wide, has an area of 3,064 sq mi (7,936 sq km) and a maximum... From the highway, the plateau section of the ice field may be seen on the skyline at the head of Athabasca Glacier, with parts visible as ice cliffs on Snow Dome, Mount Kitchener, and Mount... Athabasca, Lake: delta of the Athabasca and Peace rivers www.britannica.com /search?query=Athabasca&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT   (363 words)

Athabasca Athabasca, river, 765 mi (1,231 km) long, rising in the Columbia snowfield of the Canadian Rockies near the Alta.–British Columbia line and flowing N through Jasper National Park, then NE and N across central Alta. to Lake Athabasca. Athabasca, Lake - Athabasca, Lake, fourth largest lake of Canada, c.3,120 sq mi (8,100 sq km), c.200 mi (320 km) long... Athabasca, Mount - Athabasca, Mount, 11,452 ft (3,491 m) high, W Alta., Canada, in the Canadian Rockies at the... www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0805172.html   (168 words)

CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. - News Releases - Targets Under Lake Bed - North Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan - Mon Jan 9, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) This extensive property is located within Lake Athabasca on the central northern edge of the Athabasca Basin, 35 km south of Uranium City. Production from the Athabasca Basin accounts for 32% of the world's supply of uranium and this is expected to increase by the end of the decade. For the past two decades, uranium exploration within the Athabasca Basin has been at a relatively low level and it is evident that the potential for the discovery of other deposits remains high. www.canalaska.com /s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=107614   (1062 words)

Lake Whitefish - Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Lake whitefish are olive-green to blue on the back, with silvery sides. Lake whitefish spawn from September through January in water two to four metres in depth. The longest single movement of a tagged whitefish ever recorded was 388 km (240 miles), from Fort McMurray to the north shore of Lake Athabasca. www3.gov.ab.ca /srd/fw/fishing/lwfish.html   (159 words)

AlbertaFirst.com - Athabasca Athabasca is nestled among the hills along a bend in the Athabasca River, which flows northeast from its source high in the Rocky Mountains to Lake Athabasca. Athabasca is served by three main highways: Highway 2 south to Edmonton and north to Slave Lake, Highway 55 east to Lac La Biche and Saskatchewan, and Secondary Highway 813 north to Calling Lake and onward to Wabasca/Desmarais. Athabasca University has an international reputation for distance education, and is a model for the future. www.albertafirst.com /profiles/statspack/20380.html   (1638 words)

Interesting Thing of the Day: Athabasca Sand Dunes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) On the south side of the lake, there is a natural geological formation that is unique and surprising to find at this northern latitude—the Athabasca Sand Dunes. In places 30 meters (98 feet) high, and stretching 100 km (62 miles) along the shore of Lake Athabasca, the Athabasca Sand Dunes are the world’s largest area of active sand dunes north of 58 degrees latitude. The sand dunes are the product of the Athabasca sandstone formation, originally a delta in a freshwater lake created out of materials eroded from ancient mountain ranges by glaciers and rivers one billion years ago. itotd.com /index.alt?ArticleID=234   (883 words)

1992-W-272 -- Illegal operations by John R. Inglis cob Lake Athabasca Transport AND WHEREAS the Agency has considered the matter and is of the opinion that Lake Athabasca is in fact transporting marine resupply goods without the benefit of holding a Northern marine resupply licence. Lake Athabasca should be required to cease and desist operating any resupply services for which it is not licensed. John R. Inglis carrying on business as Lake Athabasca Transport is hereby required to immediately cease and desist operating any resupply services for which it is not licensed. www.cta-otc.gc.ca /rulings-decisions/orders/1992/W/1992-W-272_e.html   (264 words)

CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. - News Releases - CanAlaska Begins Lake Athabasca Geophysical Surveys, MEGATEM II Airborne ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The Western Athabasca region hosts a number of unconformity style uranium occurrences -- Maurice Bay deposit to the North, Maybelle River and Cluff Lake deposits to the South, in addition to the Uranium City mining camp. Elsewhere in the Athabasca Basin, the Company has completed an AudioMagnetoTelluric survey on the Helmer Lake Project to better define conductive structures identified by the earlier VTEM airborne EM survey, as well as systematic sandstone sampling for alteration patterns and prospecting for mineralised boulders. The Athabasca Basin is host to the Cigar Lake and McArthur River mines, two of the world's largest and highest grade uranium deposits in the world. www.canalaska.com /s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=114244   (813 words)

Science Outreach Athabasca - Resources - Local Resources - Facts about Athabasca River Basin The Athabasca River starts in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Columbia (elevation 3747 metres) and flows northeast for 1,400 kilometres until it empties into Lake Athabasca (elevation 208 metres). The Athabasca River Basin is defined here as including the Athabasca River and all of its tributaries up until the waters enter Lake Athabasca. The Athabasca River system is comprised of 94 rivers and a minimum of 150 named creeks and 153 lakes. scienceoutreach.ab.ca /resource_resources_facts_geography_geology.htm   (524 words)

AREA 4: Smoky Lake - Athabasca - St Paul   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Chain Lake(s) is the feature lake in this area, followed by Bellus, Jackfish, and Shemeluk. These lakes generally provide fish averaging in the 1 pound range, but fish over 5 pounds have been caught. The largest population center is St. Paul, followed by Athabasca, Westlock, and Smoky Lake. www3.telus.net /~kapr/fish/area4.htm   (334 words)

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