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 ⓘ