Quiet Lake (Yukon)

Quiet Lake
Location of the lake in Yukon, Canada.
Location of the lake in Yukon, Canada.
Quiet Lake
LocationYukon
Coordinates61°5′37″N 133°4′32.9″W / 61.09361°N 133.075806°W / 61.09361; -133.075806
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area5,391.3 ha (13,322 acres)

Quiet Lake is a lake in Yukon, Canada that is 28 kilometres (17 mi) in length and at 5,391.3 hectares (13,322 acres) the largest lake of the three Big Salmon River system lakes.[1] It was named in 1887 by John McCormack, a gold prospector.[1][2] Prior to the construction of the South Canol road, which was completed in the 1940s, the area was mostly reached by boating hundreds of miles up the Big Salmon, Teslin or Nisutlin rivers.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Km 90 - Quiet Lake" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Sights and Sites of the Yukon (website). Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture. Accessed September 2010.
  2. ^ "Quiet Lake, Yukon Territory". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 2024-08-07.