Nueltin Lake

Nueltin Lake
Nueltin Lake is located in Nunavut
Nueltin Lake
Nueltin Lake
Location in Nunavut
Nueltin Lake is located in Canada
Nueltin Lake
Nueltin Lake
Nueltin Lake (Canada)
LocationDivision No. 23, Manitoba /
Kivalliq, Nunavut
Coordinates60°09′03″N 099°45′23″W / 60.15083°N 99.75639°W / 60.15083; -99.75639
Primary inflowsThlewiaza River
Primary outflowsThlewiaza River
Catchment area27,056 km2 (10,446 sq mi)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length144 km (89 mi)
Surface area2,279 km2 (880 sq mi)
Average depth100 m (330 ft)
Water volume228 km3 (55 cu mi)
Shore length13,922 km (2,437 mi)
Surface elevation278 m (912 ft)
Islandsmany small islands
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Nueltin Lake (Chipewyan: Nu-thel-tin-tu-ch-eh, meaning "sleeping island lake") straddles the ManitobaNunavut border in Canada. The lake, which has an area of 2,279 km2 (880 sq mi), is predominantly in Nunavut's Kivalliq Region, and on the Manitoba side there is the Nueltin Lake Airport which serves the fishing lodge. The lake is split into two parts by a set of narrows.[2][3] It is drained by the Thlewiaza River.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Beck, Brian; Smith, Thomas G.; Mansfield, Arthur W. (1970). "Occurrence of the Harbour Seal, Phoca vitulina, Linnaeus in the Thlewiaza River, N.W.T." The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 84 (3): 297–300. doi:10.5962/p.342974.
  2. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Nueltin Lake)". Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b David Evans. "Nueltin lake". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 August 2019.