Utikuma Lake Explained

Utikuma Lake
Pushpin Map:Alberta
Catchment:2170km2
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:16.9km (10.5miles)
Width:27.1km (16.8miles)
Area:288km2
Depth:1.7m (05.6feet)
Max-Depth:5.5m (18feet)
Elevation:641m (2,103feet)
Reference:Utikuma Lake

Utikuma Lake is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located 30km (20miles) north of the Lesser Slave Lake, between the Bicentennial Highway and Highway 750.

It has a total surface of 288km2 with 15.3km2 island area. The shallow lake (maximum depth is 5.5m (18feet)) lies at an elevation of 648m (2,126feet). It is drained by the Utikuma River and then Wabasca River to Peace River.

The name Uticuma is Cree for "big whitefish".

The Utikoomak Lake 155 indian reserve of the Whitefish Lake First Nations is established on the northern shore.

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