| Frances Lake | |
|---|---|
  Frances Lake | |
| Location | Yukon |
| Coordinates | 61°20′22″N 129°34′21″W / 61.33944°N 129.57250°W[1] |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 9,941 ha (24,560 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 31 m (102 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 93 m (305 ft)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft)[2] |
Frances Lake is a lake of Yukon, Canada. With an area of 9,941 hectares (24,560 acres; 38.38 sq mi) it is the largest lake in southeast Yukon and the largest in territory that does not flow into the Yukon River, instead draining to the Frances River and then the Beaufort Sea via the Liard and Mackenzie rivers. The lake lies at an elevation of 734 m (2,408 ft) has an average depth of 31 m (102 ft) and a maximum depth of 93 m (305 ft).[2][3]
Several rivers and creeks flow into Frances Lake, forming extensive deltas. The lake and surrounding area was featured in Anton Money's 1975 autobiographical book This Was the North and one of the creeks is named Money Creek after this early settler to the area.
- ^ "Frances Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b c d e Sinclair, Cameron L.; Savage, Pascale; January, Caitlin (2023), Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish Monitoring Program: 2021 Program Update (SR-23-07) (PDF), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Government of Yukon, p. 21, retrieved 8 August 2024
- ^ Millar, Nathan; Barker, Oliver; Jessup, Lars (2012), Angler Harvest Survey: Frances Lake 2009 Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-12-06 (PDF), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Yukon Department of Environment, p. 1, retrieved 8 August 2024