Lake Athabasca Watershed

Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan. The lake is fed by the Athabasca River and other rivers, and its water flows northward via the Slave River to the Mackenzie River system, eventually reaching the …
Lake Athabasca is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan. The lake is fed by the Athabasca River and other rivers, and its water flows northward via the Slave River to the Mackenzie River system, eventually reaching the Arctic Ocean.
  • Location: Northern Administration District, Saskatchewan / Wood Buffalo, Alberta
  • Lake type: Glacial
  • Part of: Mackenzie River drainage basin
  • Primary inflows: Athabasca River · William River · MacFarlane River · Colin River · Fond du Lac River
  • Primary outflows: Rivière des Rochers that meets with the Peace to form the Slave
  • Catchment area: 271,000 km² (105,000 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Canada
Data from: en.wikipedia.org