Lake Athabasca

Lake Athabasca is large lake shared by the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.^[1] A large delta, the delta of the Athabasca River, covers much of the western end of the lake. It is the eighth largest lake, by volume, in Canada, and the 27th largest lake by volume, on Planet Earth. It is the 22nd largest lake by surface area.

References

↑ "October 10, 2019 - Lake Athabasca, Canada". Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2026-02-16. In the southwestern end of the lake, the waters from the Athabasca and Peace Rivers flow into Athabasca while the major outflow is the northward-flowing Slave River. The Peace-Athabasca Delta, which spans 3900 sq. km (1,506 sq. mi) sits along the southwestern and southern shores of the lake. It is one of the largest inland freshwater deltas in the world.

[Modis2019-10-10-1] "October 10, 2019 - Lake Athabasca, Canada". Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2026-02-16. In the southwestern end of the lake, the waters from the Athabasca and Peace Rivers flow into Athabasca while the major outflow is the northward-flowing Slave River. The Peace-Athabasca Delta, which spans 3900 sq. km (1,506 sq. mi) sits along the southwestern and southern shores of the lake. It is one of the largest inland freshwater deltas in the world.

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