Lake Athabasca

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Lake Athabasca is a large, shallow lake in western Canada known for its uranium-rich region, important fisheries, and location spanning the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
lake
averageDepth about 20 metres
basinCountry Canada
continent North America
country Canada
drainageBasin Mackenzie River basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 213 metres
formedBy glacial processes
geologicalFeature part of the Canadian Shield
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing
subsistence fishing
uranium mining in Athabasca Basin
hasIsland Bustard Island
Egg Island
hasShoreFeature Athabasca Sand Dunes
hasWatershedUse transportation for northern communities
hasWildlife freshwater fish species
migratory waterfowl
inflow Fond du Lac River
linked to: Chippewa River

MacFarlane River
William River
knownFor important fisheries
spanning the Alberta–Saskatchewan border
uranium-rich surrounding region
languageRegion English-speaking Canada
locatedIn Alberta
Saskatchewan
western Canada
locatedInTimeZone UTC−7
locatedOnBorderOf Alberta
Saskatchewan
maximumDepth about 124 metres
nameLanguage English
near Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
Uranium City, Saskatchewan
outflow Peace–Athabasca Delta
Rivière des Rochers
partOf Athabasca Basin
Peace–Athabasca Delta system
protectedAreaOnShore Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park
region Northern Alberta
linked to: northern Alberta

Northern Saskatchewan
shoreLength about 2000 kilometres
surfaceArea about 7850 square kilometres
waterSystem Arctic Ocean drainage basin
waterType freshwater

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Alberta hasLake Lake Athabasca
Athabasca River mouthLocation Lake Athabasca
Athabasca River namedAfter Athabasca (Cree word for "where there are reeds")
linked to: Lake Athabasca
Mackenzie River Basin containsLake Lake Athabasca
Slave River flowsFrom Lake Athabasca
Slave River hasSource Lake Athabasca
Peace–Athabasca Delta locatedNear Lake Athabasca
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta locatedOn Lake Athabasca
Rivière des Rochers drains Lake Athabasca
Rivière des Rochers source Lake Athabasca
Fond du Lac River drains Lake Athabasca
Fond du Lac River source Lake Athabasca
Fond du Lac River connectedTo Lake Athabasca
Egg Island (Lake Athabasca) locatedIn Lake Athabasca
subject linked to: Egg Island
Bustard Island locatedIn Lake Athabasca
Bustard Island surroundedBy Lake Athabasca
William River mouth Lake Athabasca
William River emptiesInto Lake Athabasca
MacFarlane River tributaryOf Lake Athabasca
MacFarlane River hasMouth Lake Athabasca
MacFarlane River flowsInto Lake Athabasca