Alligator Lake (Yukon)

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Alligator Lake
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Alligator Lake by satellite
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Alligator Lake
Location Yukon
Coordinates 60°22′55″N135°21′10″W / 60.38194°N 135.35278°W / 60.38194; -135.35278
Basin  countriesCanada
Surface area14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) [1]
Average depth5.4 m (18 ft) [1]
Residence time 1.9 years [1]

The Alligator Lake is an alpine lake near Whitehorse [ citation needed ] in southern [2] Yukon, Canada.Canada. [3] It is 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) in area and has an average depth of5.4 m (18 ft). [1] The Alligator Lake volcanic complex, being in the vicinity, is named after it.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shortread, K.S. (December 1983), Limnology of Selected Lakes in the Yukon River Basin (PDF), West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries Research Branch, West Vancouver Laboratory, p. 16, retrieved 8 August 2024
  2. ↑ Geographic Board of Canada (1899). Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada Volumes 1-10. Canada: S.E. Dawson. pp. 14, 16. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Government of Yukon. "Surficial Geology of Alligator Lake (NTS 105D/6), Yukon (1:50 000 scale) - Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-05.


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