List of lakes of the Northwest Territories explained

This is an incomplete list of lakes of the Northwest Territories in Canada.

Larger lake statistics

"The total area of a lake includes the area of islands. Lakes lying across provincial boundaries are listed in the province with the greater lake area."

Lake	Area (including islands)	Altitude	Depth max.	Volume
Great Bear Lake^[1] ^[2]	31328km2	156m (512feet)	446m (1,463feet)	2236km3
Great Slave Lake	28568km2	156m (512feet)	614m (2,014feet)	1580km3
Lac La Martre	1776km2	265m (869feet)	19.9m (65.3feet)
Kasba Lake	1341km2	336m (1,102feet)
MacKay Lake	1061km2	431m (1,414feet)
Hottah Lake	918km2	180m (590feet)
Aylmer Lake	847km2	375m (1,230feet)
Nonacho Lake	784km2	354m (1,161feet)
Clinton-Colden Lake	737km2	375m (1,230feet)
Selwyn Lake^[3]	717km2	398m (1,306feet)
Point Lake	701km2	375m (1,230feet)
Wholdaia Lake	678km2	364m (1,194feet)
Lac de Gras	633km2	396m (1,299feet)	56m (184feet)
Buffalo Lake	612km2	265m (869feet)
Tathlina Lake	573km2	280m (920feet)
Artillery Lake	551km2	364m (1,194feet)
Snowbird Lake	505km2	359m (1,178feet)
Sambaa K'e	504km2	503m (1,650feet)
Lac des Bois	469km2	297m (974feet)
Colville Lake	455km2	245m (804feet)
Faber Lake	439km2	213m (699feet)

See also

• List of lakes of Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Principal lakes, elevation and area, by province and territory. Statistics Canada. 2005-02-02. 2015-03-11.
2. Web site: World Lake Database (Lakes in Canada) . 2015-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314110648/http://wldb.ilec.or.jp/lakedb2/lakelistcountrycode.asp?countrycode=ca&routeprm=0%3A%3B6%3Aload%3B . 2016-03-14.
3. 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 . 10 April 2007 . dead .