Lesser Slave Lake

The Little Slave (English Lesser Slave Lake ) is a lake in the center of the Canadian province of Alberta.

It is located about 250 km northwest of the city of Edmonton in the northwestern part of the Plains at an altitude above sea level of 577 meters and is named after the Athabasca and Lake Claire is the third largest lake in the province. It is approximately 97 km long, reaches a width of up to 18 km and covers an area of ​​1168 km ² water. The maximum water depth is only 20.5 m.

The Little Slave Lake flows from east across the Lesser Slave River ( "Little Slave River " ) in the Athabasca River, which in turn is part of the river system of the Mackenzie River, which finds its way into the Arctic Ocean via the Athabasca and Great Slave Lake.

Origin of the name

The name of the lake has nothing to do with the concept of slavery, but is related to Indian ethnicity of Slavey. Details on the origin of the name can be found in the article on Great Slave Lake.