List of lakes of Yukon
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This is an incomplete list of lakes of Yukon, a territory of Canada.
The largest lake of Yukon is Kluane Lake at 409 km2 (158 sq mi) located at an elevation of 781 m (2,562 ft).[1]
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Atlin Lake is the largest lake partly in Yukon
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Kluane Lake is the largest entirely in Yukon
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Lake Laberge in 2010
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Tagish Lake is the longest and deepest in the territory
List of lakes
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Lake | Length | Width | Area | Elevation | Average depth | Maximum depth | Notes | Sources | ||||||
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km | mi | km | mi | km2 | sq mi | m | ft | m | ft | m | ft | |||
Aishihik Lake | 53 | 33 | 6 | 3.7 | 147.47 | 56.94 | 930 | 3,050 | 35.5 | 116 | 120 | 390 | [2]: 8 [3] | |
Alligator Lake | 6.3 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 18 | [4] | |||||||||
Annie Lake | 2.41 | 1.50 | 107 | 351 | Also partly in British Columbia | [5] | ||||||||
Atlin Lake | 81 | 50 | 3–8 | 1.9–5.0 | 791 | 305 | 669 | 2,195 | 85.6 | 281 | 289 | 948 | Mostly in British Columbia | [6][7][8]: 14 |
Barlow Lake | 1.2 | 0.75 | 0.7 | 0.43 | 0.9 | 0.35 | 610–760 | 2,000–2,490 | 5.5 | 18 | [8]: 15 | |||
Bennett Lake | 41 | 25 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 96.80 | 37.37 | 656 | 2,152 | 61.9 | 203 | 123 | 404 | Also partly in British Columbia. | [2]: 32 [9][10][8]: 14 |
Big Kalzas Lake | 42 | 16 | 780 | 2,560 | 65 | 213 | [4][11] | |||||||
Black Lake (Munroe Lake) | 6.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.50 | Also partly in British Columbia | [12]: 40 | ||||||||
Blind Lake | [13]: 79 | |||||||||||||
Bonnet Plume Lake | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1,067–1,121 | 3,501–3,678 | 12 | 39 | [8]: 13 | |||||||
Braeburn Lake | 6.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 5.62 | 2.17 | 695 | 2,280 | 14.3 | 47 | 50 | 160 | [2]: 34 [8]: 14 | |
Bruce Lake | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.97 | 760–910 | 2,490–2,990 | 35 | 115 | [8]: 14 | |||||
Cantile Lake | 2.17 | 0.84 | 901 | 2,956 | 18 | 59 | [14]: 16 | |||||||
Canyon Lake | [3] | |||||||||||||
Caribou Lake | 1.6 | 0.99 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 820 | 2,690 | 16.5 | 54 | [2]: 36 [12]: 61 | |||
Chadburn Lake | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.68 | 1.44 | 0.56 | 877 | 2,877 | 15 | 49 | 43 | 141 | [2]: 40 | |
Chadden Lake | 0.55 | 0.21 | 661 | 2,169 | 30 | 98 | [14]: 12 | |||||||
Chapman Lake | 2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.81 | 1.29 | 0.50 | 981 | 3,219 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 39 | [15]: PDF page 44 [8]: 13 | |
Chootla Lake | [16]: 13 | |||||||||||||
Claire Lake | 24 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 53 | 174 | [4][13]: 86 [17] | |||||
Clark Lake | 3.0 | 1.2 | 610–760 | 2,000–2,490 | 23 | 75 | [8]: 15 | |||||||
Coffee Lake | 1.36 | 0.53 | 814 | 2,671 | [14]: 36 | |||||||||
Coghlan Lake | 8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 8.23 | 3.18 | 24 | 79 | [4][12]: 96 [13]: 87 | |||||
Crag Lake | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.75 | 5.67 | 2.19 | 760 | 2,490 | [13]: 87 [12]: 25 | |||||
Crystal Lake | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 1.77 | 0.68 | 760–915 | 2,493–3,002 | [8]: 15 | |||||
Dalayee Lake | 10.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 970 | 3,180 | 46 | 151 | [13]: 87 [8]: 15 | |||
Daughney Lake | 6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 915–1,065 | 3,002–3,494 | 27 | 89 | [8]: 13 | |||||
Davis Lake (north) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 305–460 | 1,001–1,509 | 23 | 75 | [8]: 13 | |||||
Davis Lake (south) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 305–460 | 1,001–1,509 | 27 | 89 | [8]: 13 | |||||||
Dezadeash Lake | 19 | 12 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 82.50 | 31.85 | 690 | 2,260 | 4.1 | 13 | 7.4 | 24 | [2]: 10 [18][19][8]: 13 | |
Diamain Lake | 10 | 6.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 18.80 | 7.26 | 460–610 | 1,510–2,000 | 25 | 82 | [8]: 14 | |||
Divide Lake | 10.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.2 | 0.077 | 1,040 | 3,410 | 10.4 | 34 | [8]: 13 | |||
Dog Lake | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 0.8 | 0.31 | 300–460 | 980–1,510 | [8]: 13 | |||||
Dogpack Lake | 1.76 | 0.68 | [13]: 87 | |||||||||||
Dragon Lake | 16 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 0.37 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 760–910 | 2,490–2,990 | 10 | 33 | [8]: 14 | |||
Drury Lake | 24 | 15 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 715 | 2,346 | 295 | 968 | [13]: 87 [20] | |||||
Duo Lake | 0.24 | 0.093 | 1,200 | 3,900 | [13]: 80 [21] | |||||||||
Dwarf Lake | 0.5 | 0.19 | 760–910 | 2,490–2,990 | 18 | 59 | [8]: 15 | |||||||
Earn Lake | 35.53 | 13.72 | [13]: 87 | |||||||||||
Elliot Lake | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 1.13 | 0.44 | 915–1,065 | 3,002–3,494 | 22 | 72 | [8]: 13 | |||
Emerald Lake | [22] | |||||||||||||
Enger Lake | 1.17 | 0.45 | 741 | 2,431 | 6.3 | 21 | 16 | 52 | [15]: PDF page 65 | |||||
Ess Lake | 13.300 | 5.135 | [13]: 87 | |||||||||||
Ethel Lake | 21 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 46.10 | 17.80 | 760 | 2,490 | 31 | 102 | 62 | 203 | [2]: 42 [23][8]: 15 | |
Fairchild Lake | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 1.69 | 0.65 | 610–760 | 2,000–2,490 | 4.5 | 15 | [8]: 13 | |||
Fairweather Lake | 12 | 7.5 | 3 | 1.9 | 18.90 | 7.30 | [13]: 87 [24]: 30 | |||||||
Finlayson Lake | 14.5 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 20.70 | 7.99 | 946 | 3,104 | 11.3 | 37 | [13]: 86 [8]: 13 | |||
Fire Lake | [13]: 79 | |||||||||||||
Fish Lake | 11.3 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.75 | 13.86 | 5.35 | 1,123 | 3,684 | 16.5 | 54 | 37 | 121 | [2]: 44 [12]: 96 | |
Fisheye Lake | 0.36 | 0.14 | 773 | 2,536 | 7.6 | 25 | 21 | 69 | Sources differ on spelling "Fisheye" or "Fish Eye" | [14]: 34 [15]: PDF page 69 | ||||
Fortin Lake | 14.98 | 5.78 | [13]: 88 | |||||||||||
Fox Lake | 4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 16.02 | 6.19 | 957 | 3,140 | 28.6 | 94 | 47 | 154 | [2]: 50 [12]: 61 | |
Frances Lake | 37 | 23 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 99.41 | 38.38 | 734 | 2,408 | 93 | 305 | 31 | 102 | [2]: 21 [8]: 13 | |
Frank Lake | 12.9 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 5.86 | 2.26 | [12]: 95 [13]: 88 | |||||||
Frederick Lake | 9 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.43 | 4.45 | 1.72 | 703–762 | 2,306–2,500 | 24.5 | 80 | [13]: 88 [8]: 13 | |||
Frenchman Lake | 18 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 14.41 | 5.56 | 575 | 1,886 | 14.6 | 48 | 65 | 213 | [2]: 52 | |
Gillespie Lake | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 1,370 | 4,490 | 22.3 | 73 | [8]: 13 | |||
Gladstone Lake - Central | 0.29 | 0.11 | [13]: 88 | |||||||||||
Gladstone Lake - North | 0.24 | 0.093 | [13]: 88 | |||||||||||
Gladstone Lake - South | 0.79 | 0.31 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Glenlyon Lake | [13]: 79 | |||||||||||||
Gloria Lake II | 0.09 | 0.035 | 507 | 1,663 | 20 | 66 | [14]: 30 | |||||||
Granite Lake | 1.74 | 0.67 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Grass Lakes | [13]: 79 | |||||||||||||
Gravel Lake | 0.38 | 0.15 | 628 | 2,060 | 0.9 | 3.0 | [15]: PDF page 73 | |||||||
Haldane Lake | 0.10 | 0.039 | 691 | 2,267 | [14]: 38 | |||||||||
Halfway Lake – East | 1.5 | 0.93 | 760 | 2,490 | 4.2 | 14 | Elevation given is a maximum figure | [8]: 15 [25] | ||||||
Halfway Lake – West | 1.5 | 0.93 | 0.9 | 0.35 | 760 | 2,490 | 4.7 | 15 | Elevation given is a maximum figure | [8]: 15 [25] | ||||
Hanson Lake – North | 1.0 | 0.39 | 760 | 2,490 | 19 | 62 | Elevation given is a maximum figure | [8]: 15 [25] | ||||||
Hanson Lake – South | 5.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 760 | 2,490 | 33 | 108 | Elevation given is a maximum figure | [8]: 15 | ||
Hidden Lake 1 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 665 | 2,182 | 20 | 66 | [14]: 10 | |||||||
Hidden Lake 3 | 0.04 | 0.015 | 665 | 2,182 | 15 | 49 | [14]: 10 | |||||||
Hour Lake | 0.03 | 0.012 | 689 | 2,260 | [14]: 24 | |||||||||
Howard Lake - North | 2.00 | 0.77 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Howard Lake - South | 0.59 | 0.23 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Hungry Lake | 8 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 305–460 | 1,001–1,509 | 4 | 13 | [8]: 13 | |||||
Hutshi Lake – Central | 3.24 | 1.25 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Hutshi Lake – North | 5.10 | 1.97 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Ibex Lake | 0.31 | 0.12 | [13]: 89 | |||||||||||
Jackfish Lake (Yukon) | 1.14 | 0.44 | 797 | 2,615 | 5.3 | 17 | 21 | 69 | [15]: PDF page 75 | |||||
Janet Lake | 11 | 6.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 572 | 1,877 | 103 | 338 | [8]: 15 | |||
Jim Cook (Tele) Lake | 4.78 | 1.85 | 1,150 | 3,770 | [13]: 79 [26] | |||||||||
Jojo Lake | 11 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 888 | 2,913 | 31 | 102 | 52 | 171 | Sometimes spelled "Jo-Jo" | [4][12]: 69 [8]: 15 |
Judas Lake | 0.04 | 0.015 | 732 | 2,402 | 12 | 39 | [14]: 20 | |||||||
Kathleen Lake | 33.76 | 13.03 | 731 | 2,398 | 52.2 | 171 | 111 | 364 | [27]: 1 | |||||
Kathleen Lake – Lower | 11.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 33.8 | 13.1 | 734.5 | 2,410 | [8]: 13 | |||||
Kathleen Lake – Upper | 5.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.87 | 5.38 | 2.08 | 736 | 2,415 | 110 | 360 | [8]: 13 | |||
Kloo Lake | 11.61 | 4.48 | 837 | 2,746 | 13 | 43 | 12 | 39 | [15]: PDF page 30 [25] | |||||
Kluane Lake | 81 | 50 | 8 | 5.0 | 408.21 | 157.61 | 781 | 2,562 | 31 | 102 | 91 | 299 | Largest lake entirely within Yukon | [2]: 58 [28][8]: 15 |
Klukshu Lake | 5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 1.29 | 0.50 | 706 | 2,316 | 21.5 | 71 | 31 | 102 | [15]: PDF page 32 | |
Kookatsoon Lake | 0.8 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 0.069 | 762 | 2,500 | [8]: 14 | |||||||
Kusawa Lake | 74 | 46 | 0.8–2.4 | 0.50–1.49 | 140.18 | 54.12 | 671 | 2,201 | 54 | 177 | 140 | 460 | [2]: 60 [12]: 67 | |
Ladue Lake | 2.4 | 0.93 | 760 | 2,490 | 24 | 79 | Elevation given is a maximum figure | [8]: 15 | ||||||
Lake 13-562 | 0.23 | 0.089 | 698 | 2,290 | 4.5 | 15 | 7 | 23 | Unnamed lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Watson Lake. | [15]: PDF page 38 | ||||
Lake 13-563 | 0.12 | 0.046 | 831 | 2,726 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 3 | 9.8 | Unnamed lake adjacent to Frances Lake. | [15]: PDF page 40 | ||||
Lake 13-587 | 0.11 | 0.042 | 664 | 2,178 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 20 | Unnamed lake adjacent to Marsh Lake. | [15]: PDF page 61 | ||||
Lake 14-584 | 0.21 | 0.081 | 1,121 | 3,678 | 5.3 | 17 | Unnamed lake in Tombstone Territorial Park | [15]: PDF page 42 | ||||||
Lake Laberge | 50 | 31 | 2.5–6.5 | 1.6–4.0 | 200.99 | 77.60 | 628 | 2,060 | 54 | 177 | 146 | 479 | [2]: 64 [12]: 77 [29] | |
Lewes Lake | 1.31 | 0.51 | 728 | 2,388 | 17 | 56 | 40 | 130 | [2]: 66 | |||||
Little Atlin Lake | 23 | 14 | 2.5–3 | 1.6–1.9 | 40.32 | 15.57 | 669 | 2,195 | 10.6 | 35 | 42 | 138 | [2]: 68 [12]: 10 | |
Little Braeburn Lake | 0.79 | 0.31 | [13]: 90 | |||||||||||
Little Fox Lake | 2.27 | 0.88 | 818 | 2,684 | 50 | 160 | [2]: 73 | |||||||
Little Fox Lake – North basin | 16.3 | 53 | 44 | 144 | [2]: 73 | |||||||||
Little Fox Lake – South basin | 1.37 | 0.53 | 10.7 | 35 | 50 | 160 | [2]: 73 [30] | |||||||
Little Kalzas Lake | 9.93 | 3.83 | [13]: 90 | |||||||||||
Little Salmon Lake | 33 | 21 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 63.21 | 24.41 | 885 | 2,904 | 92.6 | 304 | 155 | 509 | [2]: 75 [31]: 3, 9 [8]: 14 | |
Little Teslin Lake | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.75 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 794 | 2,605 | 20 | 66 | [32]: 10 [33][8]: 15 | |||
Little Wolverine Lake | [13]: 79 | |||||||||||||
Long Lake | 1.3 | 0.81 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 665 | 2,182 | 15 | 49 | [14]: 14 [8]: 14 | |||||
Louise Lake (Jackson Lake) | 0.58 | 0.22 | 1,020 | 3,350 | 6.8 | 22 | 13 | 43 | [2]: 77 | |||||
Lower Snafu Lake | 9.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 2.84 | 1.10 | 759 | 2,490 | 6.3 | 21 | 25 | 82 | [2]: 93 [12]: 11 [34] | |
Lucky Lake | 0.04 | 0.015 | 670 | 2,200 | Features the only outdoor waterslide north of 60° lattitude.[35] | [14]: 25 | ||||||||
Mandanna Lake | 6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 781 | 2,562 | 21 | 69 | 64 | 210 | Sinclair (2021) gives the area as 786 ha (7.86 km2; 3.03 sq mi)[2]: 79 | [2]: 79 [36] |
Margaret Lake | 5 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.93 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 490 | 1,610 | 26 | 85 | [8]: 13 | |||
Marsh Lake | 40 | 25 | 4 | 2.5 | 95.54 | 36.89 | 660 | 2,170 | 12.8 | 42 | 51.5 | 169 | [2]: 81 [12]: 54 | |
Marshall Lake | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.17 | 1,430 | 4,690 | 2.1 | 6.9 | [8]: 13 | |||
Mayo Lake | 35.4 | 22.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 99.63 | 38.47 | 583 | 1,913 | 56.5 | 185 | 106 | 348 | [2]: 83 [8]: 15 | |
McClinktock | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.81 | 1.8 | 0.69 | 790–825 | 2,592–2,707 | 22.0 | 72.2 | [8]: 14 | |||
McEvoy Lake | 19.04 | 7.35 | [13]: 91 | |||||||||||
McLean Lake | 0.026 | 0.010 | 7 | 23 | [12]: 136 | |||||||||
McPherson Lake | 9.27 | 3.58 | [13]: 91 | |||||||||||
McQuesten Lake | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1.9 | 12.30 | 4.75 | 760 | 2,490 | 8 | 26 | Elevation given is a maximum figure | [24]: 33 [13]: 91 [8]: 15 | ||
Michie Lake | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.93 | 3.71 | 1.43 | 795 | 2,608 | 15 | 49 | 50 | 160 | [2]: 85 [4][12]: 60 | |
Minto Lake | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.81 | 4.20 | 1.62 | 761 | 2,497 | 13.8 | 45 | 37 | 121 | [2]: 87 [8]: 15 | |
Moose Lake | 13.85 | 5.35 | [13]: 91 | |||||||||||
Moose Ponds | Almost entirely in the Northwest Territories. | [37] | ||||||||||||
Moraine Lake | 7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 910–1,070 | 2,990–3,510 | 32 | 105 | [8]: 13 | |||||
Morley Lake | 11.14 | 4.30 | 814 | 2,671 | 8.07 | 26.5 | 30 | 98 | [2]: 89 | |||||
Morris | [13]: 80 | |||||||||||||
Nares Lake | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 107.15 | 41.37 | 1,000 | 3,300 | 15 | 49 | [12]: 25 [38][8]: 14 | |||
North Fork Lake | 0.9 | 0.56 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 0.16 | 0.062 | 1,067–1,220 | 3,501–4,003 | 3.6 | 12 | [8]: 13 | |||
North Lakes | [13]: 80 | |||||||||||||
Palmer Lake | 1.6 | 0.99 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 670–760 | 2,200–2,490 | 13.7 | 45 | [8]: 14 | |||
Partridge Lake | 6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.50 | Also partly in British Columbia | [12]: 40 | ||||||||
Pelly Lake | 19.80 | 7.64 | [13]: 91 | |||||||||||
Pickhandle Lake | 1.63 | 0.63 | [13]: 91 | |||||||||||
Pine Lake | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 6.03 | 2.33 | 625 | 2,051 | 14.7 | 48 | 28 | 92 | [2]: 14 [39][8]: 13 | |
Pine Lake 1 | 0.20 | 0.077 | 995 | 3,264 | 4.6 | 15 | 10 | 33 | [15]: PDF page 46 | |||||
Pine Lake 2 | 5.85 | 2.26 | 650 | 2,130 | 11.8 | 39 | 26 | 85 | [15]: PDF page 34 | |||||
Pinguicula Lake | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 1.13 | 0.44 | 914 | 2,999 | 12.2 | 40 | [8]: 13 | |||
Pleasant | [13]: 80 | |||||||||||||
Pocket Lake | 0.063 | 0.024 | 610 | 2,000 | 16.7 | 55 | Formerly called Moose Lake | [14]: 39 [40] | ||||||
Poisson Lake | [13]: 80 | |||||||||||||
Polecat Lake | 1.68 | 0.65 | [13]: 92 | |||||||||||
Popcornfish Lake | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 750 | 2,460 | 12.2 | 40 | [8]: 13 | |||
Pygmy Lake | 0.5 | 0.19 | 18 | 59 | [25] | |||||||||
Quiet Lake | 28 | 17 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 54.41 | 21.01 | 787 | 2,582 | 56.8 | 186 | 170 | 560 | Headwaters of the Big Salmon River. Some sources give the length as 12 km (7.5 mi), the area as 3,780 ha (37.8 km2; 14.6 sq mi) and the average depth as 32.9 m (108 ft),[31]: 4, 10 [13]: 92 but this conflicts with map evidence. | [2]: 91 [41][8]: 14 |
Rainbow Lake | 1.44 | 0.56 | 610–735 | 2,001–2,411 | 2 | 6.6 | [8]: 13 | |||||||
Rantin Lake | 0.07 | 0.027 | 723 | 2,372 | 12 | 39 | [14]: 26 | |||||||
Reid Lake | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 460–610 | 1,510–2,000 | 15.5 | 51 | [8]: 15 | |||
Salmo Lake | 0.03 | 0.012 | 796 | 2,612 | 8 | 26 | [14]: 22 | |||||||
Sambo Lake | 11.36 | 4.39 | [13]: 92 | |||||||||||
Sandy | [13]: 80 | |||||||||||||
Schwatka Lake | 0.15 | 0.058 | 6–8 | 20–26 | Reservoir created in the 1950s by the Whitehorse Dam on the Yukon River | [42][43][44] | ||||||||
Scout Lake | 0.23 | 0.089 | 877 | 2,877 | 22 | 72 | [14]: 18 | |||||||
Sekulmun Lake | 30 | 19 | 49.32 | 19.04 | 921 | 3,022 | 28 | 92 | 53 | 174 | [2]: 18 [45] | |||
Simpson Lake | 11 | 6.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 21.80 | 8.42 | 694 | 2,277 | 38 | 125 | 58 | 190 | [2]: 23 [8]: 13 | |
Smart Lake | 1.3 | 0.81 | 1.4 | 0.54 | 760–910 | 2,490–2,990 | 6 | 20 | [8]: 15 | |||||
Snafu Lakes — see Upper Snafu Lake and Lower Snafu Lake | N/A | |||||||||||||
Sockeye Lake | 0.728 | 0.281 | 17.3 | 57 | 27.4 | 90 | [27]: 1 | |||||||
Spirit Lake | [16]: 13 | |||||||||||||
Squanga Lake | 8.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.75 | 10.20 | 3.94 | 790 | 2,590 | 40 | 130 | 46 | 151 | [46][32]: 10 [8]: 15 | |
Stevens Lake | 7.09 | 2.74 | [13]: 92 | |||||||||||
Stewart Lake | 10.41 | 4.02 | [13]: 92 | |||||||||||
Stokes Lake | 13.90 | 5.37 | [13]: 93 | |||||||||||
Sulphur | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.37 | 1.50 | 0.58 | 760–910 | 2,490–2,990 | 2 | 6.6 | [8]: 15 | |||
Summit Lake | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 1.60 | 0.62 | 838 | 2,749 | 13 | 43 | [8]: 15 | |||
Swan Lake | 7 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.87 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 841 | 2,759 | 65 | 213 | [8]: 15 | |||
Ta'tla Mun (Tatlmain Lake) | 20 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 31.41 | 12.13 | 525 | 1,722 | 27 | 89 | 48 | 157 | [2]: 106 [13]: 83 [47][8]: 14 | |
Tadru Lake | 13.60 | 5.25 | [13]: 93 | |||||||||||
Tagish Lake | 119 | 74 | 3 | 1.9 | 354.48 | 136.87 | 662 | 2,172 | 62 | 203 | 307 | 1,007 | About two-thirds of the area is in British Columbia, figure for width is the mean average | [2]: 99 [12]: 21 |
Tarfu Lake | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 4.04 | 1.56 | 773 | 2,536 | 11.6 | 38 | 33 | 108 | [2]: 101 [12]: 11 [48] | |
Tatchun Lake | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 6.86 | 2.65 | 460–610 | 1,510–2,000 | 53 | 174 | [13]: 93 [8]: 15 | |||
Tay Lake | 9.50 | 3.67 | East of Faro, Yukon. Not to be confused with Taye Lake. | [13]: 93 | ||||||||||
Taye Lake | 6.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 9.77 | 3.77 | 610–760 | 2,000–2,490 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 3 | 9.8 | North of Champagne Landing. Not to be confused with Tay Lake. | [4][12]: 68 [13]: 93 |
Tchawsahmon Lake | 7.13 | 2.75 | Sometimes misspelled "Tchawshamon" | [13]: 94 | ||||||||||
Teenah Lake | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.8–2.4 | 0.50–1.49 | 2.40 | 0.93 | 855–885 | 2,805–2,904 | 19.2 | 63 | [13]: 94 [8]: 15 | |||
Ten Mile Lake | 3.26 | 1.26 | 808 | 2,651 | 23 | 75 | 48 | 157 | [2]: 108 | |||||
Teslin Lake | 108 | 67 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 354.00 | 136.68 | 684 | 2,244 | 59 | 194 | 214 | 702 | Also partly in British Columbia | [2]: 110 [8]: 15 |
Thirty-Seven Mile Lake | 0.5 | 0.31 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 3.50 | 1.35 | [12]: 68 [13]: 94 | |||||||
Tillei Lake | 20.04 | 7.74 | [13]: 94 | |||||||||||
Tincup Lake | 17.90 | 6.91 | [13]: 94 | |||||||||||
Toobally Lake - Lower | 10.80 | 4.17 | 623 | 2,044 | 16.7 | 55 | 60 | 200 | [2]: 25 | |||||
Toobally Lake - Upper | 11.70 | 4.52 | 623 | 2,044 | 22.8 | 75 | 118 | 387 | [2]: 25 | |||||
Ts'oogot Gaay Lake | [49]: 69 | |||||||||||||
Twin Lakes – East | 0.61 | 0.24 | 630 | 2,070 | 14.6 | 48 | 34.0 | 111.5 | [2]: 112 | |||||
Twin Lakes – West | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.53 | 0.59 | 630 | 2,070 | 16.1 | 53 | 43.0 | 141.1 | Dimensions given by Lindsey interpreted as related to Twin Lake west based on area and depth given by Sinclair. | [2]: 114 [8]: 14 |
Two Moose Lake | 0.12 | 0.046 | 1,077 | 3,533 | 5 | 16 | [15]: PDF page 50 | |||||||
Upper Snafu Lake | 3.43 | 1.32 | 14.7 | 48 | [50] | |||||||||
Veronica Lake | 0.14 | 0.054 | 861 | 2,825 | [14]: 28 | |||||||||
Von Wilczek Lake – North | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.99 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 460–610 | 1,510–2,000 | 3.7 | 12 | [8]: 14 | |||
Von Wilczek Lake – South | 2.5 | 0.97 | 460–610 | 1,510–2,000 | [8]: 14 | |||||||||
Watson Lake | 8 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 13.44 | 5.19 | 677 | 2,221 | 12 | 39 | 36 | 118 | [15]: PDF page 53 ; [8]: 13 | |
Wellesley Lake | 13.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 73.81 | 28.50 | 23.8 | 78 | 47.0 | 154.2 | [4][13]: 95 [51][52] | |||
Wheeler Lake | 2.8 | 1.1 | 610–760 | 2,000–2,490 | 30.0 | 98.4 | [8]: 13 | |||||||
Whiskers Lake | 0.73 | 0.28 | 783 | 2,569 | 30 | 98 | [14]: 37 | |||||||
Whitefish | 14 | 5.4 | [53] | |||||||||||
Willow Lake | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.50 | 1.9 | 0.73 | 760–910 | 2,490–2,990 | 1.8 | 5.9 | [8]: 14 | |||
Wolf Lake | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3.7 | 74.4 | 28.7 | 991 | 3,251 | 66 | 217 | [8]: 15 | |||
Wolverine Lake | 7.64 | 2.95 | 1,115 | 3,658 | 21.2 | 70 | 73 | 240 | [15]: PDF page 55 | |||||
Wrong Lake | 0.08 | 0.031 | 742 | 2,434 | 6 | 20 | [14]: 32 | |||||||
Second Wye Lake | 0.30 | 0.12 | 689 | 2,260 | 3.5 | 11 | 28 | 92 | Located in Wye Lake Park in the town of Watson Lake.[54] | [15]: PDF page 48 | ||||
Wye Lake | 0.19 | 0.073 | 692 | 2,270 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 18 | Located in Wye Lake Park in the town of Watson Lake.[54] | [15]: PDF page 57 |
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