Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the deepest lake in North America at 614 m, and the tenth-largest lake in the world by area. It is 469 km long and 20 to 203 km wide. It covers an area of 27,200 km² in the southern part of the territory. Its given volume ranges from 1,070 km³ to 1,580 km³ and up to 2,088 km³ ma…
Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the deepest lake in North America at 614 m, and the tenth-largest lake in the world by area. It is 469 km long and 20 to 203 km wide. It covers an area of 27,200 km² in the southern part of the territory. Its given volume ranges from 1,070 km³ to 1,580 km³ and up to 2,088 km³ making it the 10th or 12th largest by volume.
Location: Northwest Territories
Lake type: Glacial
Primary inflows: Hay River, Slave River, Taltson River, Lockhart River, Yellowknife River, Snare River (through Marian Lake and Frank Channel), Marian River (through Marian Lake and Frank Channel), Stark River
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