Lac de Gras
| Lac de Gras | |
|---|---|
 Lac de Gras | |
| Location | Northwest Territories |
| Coordinates | 64°30′N 110°30′W / 64.500°N 110.500°WCoordinates: 64°30′N 110°30′W / 64.500°N 110.500°W |
| Primary outflows | Coppermine River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Max. width | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 633 km2 (244 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 740 km (460 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lac de Gras is a lake approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Lac de Gras was the centre of the diamond rush of the 1990s. There are three working diamond mines in the area, Diavik Diamond Mine, Ekati Diamond Mine, and Snap Lake Diamond Mine.[2][3]
It was called Ekati by aboriginal peoples. It is 60 kilometres long, with an average width of 16 kilometres and 740 kilometres of shoreline. It has a maximum depth of 56 metres. Native fish species include lake trout, cisco, common whitefish, Arctic grayling, burbot, longnose sucker, and slimy sculpin.
See also
References
- ↑ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ↑ Power, Patrick (9 January 2013). "Arctic Star identifies Diamond Targets for Drilling in the prolific Lac de Gras area, NWT Diamond Fields". Arctic Star Exploration.
- ↑ Danielson, Vivian (11 July 2011). "Randy Turner: Reflections of a diamond industry pioneer". The Northern Miner.
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