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Great Slave
General Information
| Description |
Great Slave Lake is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume. Great Slave is fed by several rivers, the most important being the Slave River. The lake is drained by the MacKenzie River, which drains into the Arctic Ocean. |
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| Country |
Canada
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| Latitude |
61° 50' 0"
(61.8333) |
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| Longitude |
-114° 0'
0" (-114.0000) |
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| River Basin |
Mackenzie
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Maps
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Largest Lakes in the World by Area (LakeNet Explorer 2004)
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Largest Lakes of the World by Volume (LakeNet Explorer 2004)
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Great Slave Lake locator map |
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Physical Characteristics
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| Volume |
2,088.00 km3 |
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| Surface Area |
27,000.00 km2 |
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| Depth |
Maximum depth: 614.0 m
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| Residence Time |
8.0 years |
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| Origin |
Glacial
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| Type |
Fresh
Permanent
Natural
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| Catchment |
Catchment size: 976,200.00
km2
Catchment/surface area ratio: 36:1 |
Socio-Political
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Watershed Management
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Biodiversity Conservation
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| Designations |
LakeNet Biodiversity Priority
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Documents
Resources
News
Additional Data Sources
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Birkett, C., and I. Mason. 1995. A new global lakes database for remote sensing programme studying climatically sensitive large lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 21 (3) 307-318. |
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Herdendorf, C. 1982. Large lakes of the world. Journal of Great Lakes Research 8:379-412. |
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International Lake Environment Committee, the United Nations Environment Program and Environment Agency, Government of Japan. 1997. World Lakes Database. |
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