Colville Lake (Northwest Territories) Explained

Colville Lake
Coords:67.1667°N -126°W
Basin Countries:Canada
Area:455km2
Elevation:245m (804feet)
Pushpin Map:Canada Northwest Territories
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in Northwest Territories, Canada
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Colville Lake is the 20th largest lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. The lake is located 100km (100miles) northwest of Great Bear Lake in the Sahtu Region. The lake has a perimeter of 121km (75miles)[2] and a net area of 416km2 and a total area of 439km2.[3]

The only community on the lake, Colville Lake, which is the Sahtu Dene village of 126 and is located on the southeast shore, along with Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome and Colville Lake Water Aerodrome. Like the community it is named for Andrew Colvile.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivers in Canada . Atlas of Canada . Atlas of Canada . 2015-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070410230512/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/lakes.html#saskatchewan . 10 April 2007 . dead .
  2. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=67.1668013986&long=-126.0020631&mapxy=-1250248.09262+2290217.29876&scale=5000000&feature_na=Colville+Lake&location1=61&unique_key=0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d&searchstring=Colville%20Lake&entity=LAKE&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26map_textzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom03_feature_points%3D-1252733.03122+2290803.32319%26map_textzoom03_class_text%3DColville%2BLake%26map_textzoom46_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom46_feature_points%3D-1252733.03122+2290803.32319%26map_textzoom46_class_text%3DColville%2BLake%26map_polygonresultzoom0_data%3Dfap_lakes%26map_polygonresultzoom0_class_expression%3D0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d%26map_polygonresultzoom1_data%3Dfap_lakes%26map_polygonresultzoom1_class_expression%3D0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d%26map_polygonresultzoom2_data%3Dfap_lakes%26map_polygonresultzoom2_class_expression%3D0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d%26map_polygonresultzoom0outline_data%3Dfap_lakes%26map_polygonresultzoom0outline_class_expression%3D0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d%26map_polygonresultzoom1outline_data%3Dfap_lakes%26map_polygonresultzoom1outline_class_expression%3D0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d%26map_polygonresultzoom2outline_data%3Dfap_lakes%26map_polygonresultzoom2outline_class_expression%3D0c74b759849c20c3462fb84428a2a84d%26map_arrowzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_arrowzoom03_feature_points%3D-1252733.03122+2290803.32319 Map of Colville Lake at the
  3. Web site: Northwest Territories - Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres) . 2008-01-25 . 2007-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070410230512/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/lakes.html#northwest . dead .