List of lakes of Yukon

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This is an incomplete list of lakes of Yukon, a territory of Canada.

The largest lake of Yukon is Kluane Lake at 409 km² (158 sq mi) located at an elevation of 781 m (2,562 ft).^[1]

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Atlin Lake is the largest lake partly in Yukon
Kluane Lake is the largest entirely in Yukon
Lake Laberge in 2010
Tagish Lake is the longest and deepest in the territory

List of lakes

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Lakes in Yukon by size and elevation
Lake	Length		Width		Area		Elevation		Average depth		Maximum depth		Notes	Sources
Lake	km	mi	km	mi	km²	sq mi	m	ft	m	ft	m	ft	Notes	Sources
Aishihik Lake	53	33	6	3.7	147.47	56.94	930	3,050	35.5	116	120	390		^[2]^: 8^[3]
Alligator Lake					6.3	2.4			5.4	18				^[4]
Annie Lake	2.41	1.50					107	351					Also partly in British Columbia	^[5]
Atlin Lake	81	50	3–8	1.9–5.0	791	305	669	2,195	85.6	281	289	948	Mostly in British Columbia	^[6]^[7]^[8]^: 14
Barlow Lake	1.2	0.75	0.7	0.43	0.9	0.35	610–760	2,000–2,490			5.5	18		^[8]^: 15
Bennett Lake	41	25	3.7	2.3	96.80	37.37	656	2,152	61.9	203	123	404	Also partly in British Columbia.	^[2]^: 32^[9]^[10]^[8]^: 14
Big Kalzas Lake					42	16	780	2,560	65	213				^[4]^[11]
Black Lake (Munroe Lake)	6.4	4.0	0.8	0.50									Also partly in British Columbia	^[12]^: 40
Blind Lake														^[13]^: 79
Bonnet Plume Lake					3.7	1.4	1,067–1,121	3,501–3,678			12	39		^[8]^: 13
Braeburn Lake	6.2	3.9	1.9	1.2	5.62	2.17	695	2,280	14.3	47	50	160		^[2]^: 34^[8]^: 14
Bruce Lake	4.4	2.7			2.5	0.97	760–910	2,490–2,990			35	115		^[8]^: 14
Cantile Lake					2.17	0.84	901	2,956			18	59		^[14]^: 16
Canyon Lake														^[3]
Caribou Lake	1.6	0.99	0.8	0.50	0.52	0.20	820	2,690	16.5	54				^[2]^: 36^[12]^: 61
Chadburn Lake	4.5	2.8	1.1	0.68	1.44	0.56	877	2,877	15	49	43	141		^[2]^: 40
Chadden Lake					0.55	0.21	661	2,169			30	98		^[14]^: 12
Chapman Lake	2	1.2	1.3	0.81	1.29	0.50	981	3,219	8	26	12	39		^[15]^{: PDF page 44}^[8]^: 13
Chootla Lake														^[16]^: 13
Claire Lake	24	15	1.6	0.99	20.4	7.9			53	174				^[4]^[13]^: 86^[17]
Clark Lake					3.0	1.2	610–760	2,000–2,490			23	75		^[8]^: 15
Coffee Lake					1.36	0.53	814	2,671						^[14]^: 36
Coghlan Lake	8	5.0	1.6	0.99	8.23	3.18			24	79				^[4]^[12]^: 96^[13]^: 87
Crag Lake	5.6	3.5	1.2	0.75	5.67	2.19	760	2,490						^[13]^: 87^[12]^: 25
Crystal Lake	2.5	1.6	0.8	0.50	1.77	0.68	760–915	2,493–3,002						^[8]^: 15
Dalayee Lake	10.3	6.4	1.6	0.99	10.6	4.1	970	3,180			46	151		^[13]^: 87^[8]^: 15
Daughney Lake	6	3.7			4.8	1.9	915–1,065	3,002–3,494			27	89		^[8]^: 13
Davis Lake (north)	2.5	1.6			2.8	1.1	305–460	1,001–1,509			23	75		^[8]^: 13
Davis Lake (south)	2.5	1.6					305–460	1,001–1,509			27	89		^[8]^: 13
Dezadeash Lake	19	12	9.7	6.0	82.50	31.85	690	2,260	4.1	13	7.4	24		^[2]^: 10^[18]^[19]^[8]^: 13
Diamain Lake	10	6.2	2	1.2	18.80	7.26	460–610	1,510–2,000			25	82		^[8]^: 14
Divide Lake	10.4	6.5	0.2	0.12	0.2	0.077	1,040	3,410			10.4	34		^[8]^: 13
Dog Lake	1.9	1.2	0.5	0.31	0.8	0.31	300–460	980–1,510						^[8]^: 13
Dogpack Lake					1.76	0.68								^[13]^: 87
Dragon Lake	16	9.9	0.6	0.37	7.3	2.8	760–910	2,490–2,990			10	33		^[8]^: 14
Drury Lake	24	15			0.27	0.10	715	2,346			295	968		^[13]^: 87 ^[20]
Duo Lake					0.24	0.093	1,200	3,900						^[13]^: 80 ^[21]
Dwarf Lake					0.5	0.19	760–910	2,490–2,990			18	59		^[8]^: 15
Earn Lake					35.53	13.72								^[13]^: 87
Elliot Lake	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.50	1.13	0.44	915–1,065	3,002–3,494			22	72		^[8]^: 13
Emerald Lake														^[22]
Enger Lake					1.17	0.45	741	2,431	6.3	21	16	52		^[15]^{: PDF page 65}
Ess Lake					13.300	5.135								^[13]^: 87
Ethel Lake	21	13	2.5	1.6	46.10	17.80	760	2,490	31	102	62	203		^[2]^: 42^[23]^[8]^: 15
Fairchild Lake	4.0	2.5	0.8	0.50	1.69	0.65	610–760	2,000–2,490			4.5	15		^[8]^: 13
Fairweather Lake	12	7.5	3	1.9	18.90	7.30								^[13]^: 87^[24]^: 30
Finlayson Lake	14.5	9.0	2.2	1.4	20.70	7.99	946	3,104			11.3	37		^[13]^: 86^[8]^: 13
Fire Lake														^[13]^: 79
Fish Lake	11.3	7.0	1.2	0.75	13.86	5.35	1,123	3,684	16.5	54	37	121		^[2]^: 44^[12]^: 96
Fisheye Lake					0.36	0.14	773	2,536	7.6	25	21	69	Sources differ on spelling "Fisheye" or "Fish Eye"	^[14]^: 34^[15]^{: PDF page 69}
Fortin Lake					14.98	5.78								^[13]^: 88
Fox Lake	4	2.5	0.8	0.50	16.02	6.19	957	3,140	28.6	94	47	154		^[2]^: 50^[12]^: 61
Frances Lake	37	23	2.4	1.5	99.41	38.38	734	2,408	93	305	31	102		^[2]^: 21^[8]^: 13
Frank Lake	12.9	8.0	0.8	0.50	5.86	2.26								^[12]^: 95^[13]^: 88
Frederick Lake	9	5.6	0.7	0.43	4.45	1.72	703–762	2,306–2,500			24.5	80		^[13]^: 88^[8]^: 13
Frenchman Lake	18	11	1.6	0.99	14.41	5.56	575	1,886	14.6	48	65	213		^[2]^: 52
Gillespie Lake	2.8	1.7	0.5	0.31	0.63	0.24	1,370	4,490			22.3	73		^[8]^: 13
Gladstone Lake - Central					0.29	0.11								^[13]^: 88
Gladstone Lake - North					0.24	0.093								^[13]^: 88
Gladstone Lake - South					0.79	0.31								^[13]^: 89
Glenlyon Lake														^[13]^: 79
Gloria Lake II					0.09	0.035	507	1,663			20	66		^[14]^: 30
Granite Lake					1.74	0.67								^[13]^: 89
Grass Lakes														^[13]^: 79
Gravel Lake					0.38	0.15	628	2,060			0.9	3.0		^[15]^{: PDF page 73}
Haldane Lake					0.10	0.039	691	2,267						^[14]^: 38
Halfway Lake – East	1.5	0.93					760	2,490			4.2	14	Elevation given is a maximum figure	^[8]^: 15^[25]
Halfway Lake – West	1.5	0.93			0.9	0.35	760	2,490			4.7	15	Elevation given is a maximum figure	^[8]^: 15^[25]
Hanson Lake – North					1.0	0.39	760	2,490			19	62	Elevation given is a maximum figure	^[8]^: 15^[25]
Hanson Lake – South	5.0	3.1	0.8	0.50	3.2	1.2	760	2,490			33	108	Elevation given is a maximum figure	^[8]^: 15
Hidden Lake 1					0.34	0.13	665	2,182			20	66		^[14]^: 10
Hidden Lake 3					0.04	0.015	665	2,182			15	49		^[14]^: 10
Hour Lake					0.03	0.012	689	2,260						^[14]^: 24
Howard Lake - North					2.00	0.77								^[13]^: 89
Howard Lake - South					0.59	0.23								^[13]^: 89
Hungry Lake	8	5.0			6.6	2.5	305–460	1,001–1,509			4	13		^[8]^: 13
Hutshi Lake – Central					3.24	1.25								^[13]^: 89
Hutshi Lake – North					5.10	1.97								^[13]^: 89
Ibex Lake					0.31	0.12								^[13]^: 89
Jackfish Lake (Yukon)					1.14	0.44	797	2,615	5.3	17	21	69		^[15]^{: PDF page 75}
Janet Lake	11	6.8	2	1.2	17.2	6.6	572	1,877			103	338		^[8]^: 15
Jim Cook (Tele) Lake					4.78	1.85	1,150	3,770						^[13]^: 79^[26]
Jojo Lake	11	6.8	1.6	0.99	6.4	2.5	888	2,913	31	102	52	171	Sometimes spelled "Jo-Jo"	^[4]^[12]^: 69^[8]^: 15
Judas Lake					0.04	0.015	732	2,402			12	39		^[14]^: 20
Kathleen Lake					33.76	13.03	731	2,398	52.2	171	111	364		^[27]^: 1
Kathleen Lake – Lower	11.0	6.8	8.0	5.0	33.8	13.1	734.5	2,410						^[8]^: 13
Kathleen Lake – Upper	5.5	3.4	1.4	0.87	5.38	2.08	736	2,415			110	360		^[8]^: 13
Kloo Lake					11.61	4.48	837	2,746	13	43	12	39		^[15]^{: PDF page 30}^[25]
Kluane Lake	81	50	8	5.0	408.21	157.61	781	2,562	31	102	91	299	Largest lake entirely within Yukon	^[2]^: 58^[28]^[8]^: 15
Klukshu Lake	5	3.1	0.5	0.31	1.29	0.50	706	2,316	21.5	71	31	102		^[15]^{: PDF page 32}
Kookatsoon Lake	0.8	0.50			0.18	0.069	762	2,500						^[8]^: 14
Kusawa Lake	74	46	0.8–2.4	0.50–1.49	140.18	54.12	671	2,201	54	177	140	460		^[2]^: 60^[12]^: 67
Ladue Lake					2.4	0.93	760	2,490			24	79	Elevation given is a maximum figure	^[8]^: 15
Lake 13-562					0.23	0.089	698	2,290	4.5	15	7	23	Unnamed lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Watson Lake.	^[15]^{: PDF page 38}
Lake 13-563					0.12	0.046	831	2,726	2.5	8.2	3	9.8	Unnamed lake adjacent to Frances Lake.	^[15]^{: PDF page 40}
Lake 13-587					0.11	0.042	664	2,178	4	13	6	20	Unnamed lake adjacent to Marsh Lake.	^[15]^{: PDF page 61}
Lake 14-584					0.21	0.081	1,121	3,678	5.3	17			Unnamed lake in Tombstone Territorial Park	^[15]^{: PDF page 42}
Lake Laberge	50	31	2.5–6.5	1.6–4.0	200.99	77.60	628	2,060	54	177	146	479		^[2]^: 64^[12]^: 77^[29]
Lewes Lake					1.31	0.51	728	2,388	17	56	40	130		^[2]^: 66
Little Atlin Lake	23	14	2.5–3	1.6–1.9	40.32	15.57	669	2,195	10.6	35	42	138		^[2]^: 68^[12]^: 10
Little Braeburn Lake					0.79	0.31								^[13]^: 90
Little Fox Lake					2.27	0.88	818	2,684			50	160		^[2]^: 73
Little Fox Lake – North basin									16.3	53	44	144		^[2]^: 73
Little Fox Lake – South basin					1.37	0.53			10.7	35	50	160		^[2]^: 73^[30]
Little Kalzas Lake					9.93	3.83								^[13]^: 90
Little Salmon Lake	33	21	1.6	0.99	63.21	24.41	885	2,904	92.6	304	155	509		^[2]^: 75^[31]^: 3, 9^[8]^: 14
Little Teslin Lake	3.2	2.0	1.2	0.75	3.2	1.2	794	2,605			20	66		^[32]^: 10^[33]^[8]^: 15
Little Wolverine Lake														^[13]^: 79
Long Lake	1.3	0.81			0.34	0.13	665	2,182			15	49		^[14]^: 14^[8]^: 14
Louise Lake (Jackson Lake)					0.58	0.22	1,020	3,350	6.8	22	13	43		^[2]^: 77
Lower Snafu Lake	9.5	5.9	0.8	0.50	2.84	1.10	759	2,490	6.3	21	25	82		^[2]^: 93^[12]^: 11^[34]
Lucky Lake					0.04	0.015	670	2,200					Features the only outdoor waterslide north of 60° latitude.^[35]	^[14]^: 25
Mandanna Lake	6	3.7	4.5	2.8	8.5	3.3	781	2,562	21	69	64	210	Sinclair (2021) gives the area as 786 ha (7.86 km²; 3.03 sq mi)^[2]^: 79	^[2]^: 79^[36]
Margaret Lake	5	3.1	1.5	0.93	4.5	1.7	490	1,610			26	85		^[8]^: 13
Marsh Lake	40	25	4	2.5	95.54	36.89	660	2,170	12.8	42	51.5	169		^[2]^: 81^[12]^: 54
Marshall Lake	1.8	1.1	0.5	0.31	0.44	0.17	1,430	4,690			2.1	6.9		^[8]^: 13
Mayo Lake	35.4	22.0	3.2	2.0	99.63	38.47	583	1,913	56.5	185	106	348		^[2]^: 83^[8]^: 15
McClinktock	2.8	1.7	1.3	0.81	1.8	0.69	790–825	2,592–2,707			22.0	72.2		^[8]^: 14
McEvoy Lake					19.04	7.35								^[13]^: 91
McLean Lake					0.026	0.010					7	23		^[12]^: 136
McPherson Lake					9.27	3.58								^[13]^: 91
McQuesten Lake	19	12	3	1.9	12.30	4.75	760	2,490			8	26	Elevation given is a maximum figure	^[24]^: 33^[13]^: 91^[8]^: 15
Michie Lake	4	2.5	1.5	0.93	3.71	1.43	795	2,608	15	49	50	160		^[2]^: 85^[4]^[12]^: 60
Minto Lake	3.7	2.3	1.3	0.81	4.20	1.62	761	2,497	13.8	45	37	121		^[2]^: 87^[8]^: 15
Moose Lake					13.85	5.35								^[13]^: 91
Moose Ponds													Almost entirely in the Northwest Territories.	^[17]
Moraine Lake	7	4.3			4.2	1.6	910–1,070	2,990–3,510			32	105		^[8]^: 13
Morley Lake					11.14	4.30	814	2,671	8.07	26.5	30	98		^[2]^: 89
Morris														^[13]^: 80
Nares Lake	4.5	2.8	2.6	1.6	107.15	41.37	1,000	3,300			15	49		^[12]^: 25^[37]^[8]^: 14
North Fork Lake	0.9	0.56	0.8	0.50	0.16	0.062	1,067–1,220	3,501–4,003			3.6	12		^[8]^: 13
North Lakes														^[13]^: 80
Palmer Lake	1.6	0.99	0.8	0.50	1.0	0.39	670–760	2,200–2,490			13.7	45		^[8]^: 14
Partridge Lake	6	3.7	0.8	0.50									Also partly in British Columbia	^[12]^: 40
Pelly Lake					19.80	7.64								^[13]^: 91
Pickhandle Lake					1.63	0.63								^[13]^: 91
Pine Lake	5.5	3.4	0.8	0.50	6.03	2.33	625	2,051	14.7	48	28	92		^[2]^: 14^[38]^[8]^: 13
Pine Lake 1					0.20	0.077	995	3,264	4.6	15	10	33		^[15]^{: PDF page 46}
Pine Lake 2					5.85	2.26	650	2,130	11.8	39	26	85		^[15]^{: PDF page 34}
Pinguicula Lake	3.2	2.0	0.5	0.31	1.13	0.44	914	2,999			12.2	40		^[8]^: 13
Pleasant														^[13]^: 80
Pocket Lake					0.063	0.024	610	2,000			16.7	55	Formerly called Moose Lake	^[14]^: 39^[39]
Poisson Lake														^[13]^: 80
Polecat Lake					1.68	0.65								^[13]^: 92
Popcornfish Lake	2.2	1.4	0.2	0.12	0.56	0.22	750	2,460			12.2	40		^[8]^: 13
Pygmy Lake					0.5	0.19					18	59		^[25]
Quiet Lake	28	17	3.2	2.0	54.41	21.01	787	2,582	56.8	186	170	560	Headwaters of the Big Salmon River. Some sources give the length as 12 km (7.5 mi), the area as 3,780 ha (37.8 km²; 14.6 sq mi) and the average depth as 32.9 m (108 ft),^[31]^: 4, 10^[13]^: 92 but this conflicts with map evidence.	^[2]^: 91^[40]^[8]^: 14
Rainbow Lake					1.44	0.56	610–735	2,001–2,411			2	6.6		^[8]^: 13
Rantin Lake					0.07	0.027	723	2,372			12	39		^[14]^: 26
Reid Lake	5.6	3.5	3.5	2.2	14.8	5.7	460–610	1,510–2,000			15.5	51		^[8]^: 15
Salmo Lake					0.03	0.012	796	2,612			8	26		^[14]^: 22
Sambo Lake					11.36	4.39								^[13]^: 92
Sandy														^[13]^: 80
Schwatka Lake					0.15	0.058					6–8	20–26	Reservoir created in the 1950s by the Whitehorse Dam on the Yukon River	^[41]^[42]^[43]
Scout Lake					0.23	0.089	877	2,877			22	72		^[14]^: 18
Sekulmun Lake	30	19			49.32	19.04	921	3,022	28	92	53	174		^[2]^: 18^[44]
Simpson Lake	11	6.8	2	1.2	21.80	8.42	694	2,277	38	125	58	190		^[2]^: 23^[8]^: 13
Smart Lake	1.3	0.81			1.4	0.54	760–910	2,490–2,990			6	20		^[8]^: 15
Snafu Lakes — see Upper Snafu Lake and Lower Snafu Lake														N/A
Sockeye Lake					0.728	0.281			17.3	57	27.4	90		^[27]^: 1
Spirit Lake														^[16]^: 13
Squanga Lake	8.5	5.3	1.2	0.75	10.20	3.94	790	2,590	40	130	46	151		^[45]^[32]^: 10^[8]^: 15
Stevens Lake					7.09	2.74								^[13]^: 92
Stewart Lake					10.41	4.02								^[13]^: 92
Stokes Lake					13.90	5.37								^[13]^: 93
Sulphur	2.8	1.7	0.6	0.37	1.50	0.58	760–910	2,490–2,990			2	6.6		^[8]^: 15
Summit Lake	3.2	2.0	0.5	0.31	1.60	0.62	838	2,749			13	43		^[8]^: 15
Swan Lake	7	4.3	1.4	0.87	8.9	3.4	841	2,759			65	213		^[8]^: 15
Ta'tla Mun (Tatlmain Lake)	20	12	1.0	0.62	31.41	12.13	525	1,722	27	89	48	157		^[2]^: 106^[13]^: 83^[46]^[8]^: 14
Tadru Lake					13.60	5.25								^[13]^: 93
Tagish Lake	119	74	3	1.9	354.48	136.87	662	2,172	62	203	307	1,007	About two-thirds of the area is in British Columbia, figure for width is the mean average	^[2]^: 99^[12]^: 21
Tarfu Lake	4.5	2.8	1.6	0.99	4.04	1.56	773	2,536	11.6	38	33	108		^[2]^: 101^[12]^: 11^[47]
Tatchun Lake	10.5	6.5	1.0	0.62	6.86	2.65	460–610	1,510–2,000			53	174		^[13]^: 93^[8]^: 15
Tay Lake					9.50	3.67							East of Faro, Yukon. Not to be confused with Taye Lake.	^[13]^: 93
Taye Lake	6.4	4.0	1.6	0.99	9.77	3.77	610–760	2,000–2,490	2.5	8.2	3	9.8	North of Champagne Landing. Not to be confused with Tay Lake.	^[4]^[12]^: 68^[13]^: 93
Tchawsahmon Lake					7.13	2.75							Sometimes misspelled "Tchawshamon"	^[13]^: 94
Teenah Lake	3.9	2.4	0.8–2.4	0.50–1.49	2.40	0.93	855–885	2,805–2,904			19.2	63		^[13]^: 94^[8]^: 15
Ten Mile Lake					3.26	1.26	808	2,651	23	75	48	157		^[2]^: 108
Teslin Lake	108	67	3.0	1.9	354.00	136.68	684	2,244	59	194	214	702	Also partly in British Columbia	^[2]^: 110^[8]^: 15
Thirty-Seven Mile Lake	0.5	0.31	0.8	0.50	3.50	1.35								^[12]^: 68^[13]^: 94
Tillei Lake					20.04	7.74								^[13]^: 94
Tincup Lake					17.90	6.91								^[13]^: 94
Toobally Lake - Lower					10.80	4.17	623	2,044	16.7	55	60	200		^[2]^: 25
Toobally Lake - Upper					11.70	4.52	623	2,044	22.8	75	118	387		^[2]^: 25
Ts'oogot Gaay Lake														^[48]^: 69
Twin Lakes – East					0.61	0.24	630	2,070	14.6	48	34.0	111.5		^[2]^: 112
Twin Lakes – West	2.3	1.4	1.8	1.1	1.53	0.59	630	2,070	16.1	53	43.0	141.1	Dimensions given by Lindsey interpreted as related to Twin Lake west based on area and depth given by Sinclair.	^[2]^: 114^[8]^: 14
Two Moose Lake					0.12	0.046	1,077	3,533	5	16				^[15]^{: PDF page 50}
Upper Snafu Lake					3.43	1.32			14.7	48				^[49]
Veronica Lake					0.14	0.054	861	2,825						^[14]^: 28
Von Wilczek Lake – North	2.4	1.5	1.6	0.99	3.2	1.2	460–610	1,510–2,000			3.7	12		^[8]^: 14
Von Wilczek Lake – South					2.5	0.97	460–610	1,510–2,000						^[8]^: 14
Watson Lake	8	5.0	2.9	1.8	13.44	5.19	677	2,221	12	39	36	118		^[15]^{: PDF page 53}^[8]^: 13
Wellesley Lake	13.5	8.4	6.5	4.0	73.81	28.50			23.8	78	47.0	154.2		^[4]^[13]^: 95^[50]^[51]
Wheeler Lake					2.8	1.1	610–760	2,000–2,490			30.0	98.4		^[8]^: 13
Whiskers Lake					0.73	0.28	783	2,569			30	98		^[14]^: 37
Whitefish					14	5.4								^[52]
Willow Lake	3.5	2.2	0.8	0.50	1.9	0.73	760–910	2,490–2,990			1.8	5.9		^[8]^: 14
Wolf Lake	22	14	6	3.7	74.4	28.7	991	3,251			66	217		^[8]^: 15
Wolverine Lake					7.64	2.95	1,115	3,658	21.2	70	73	240		^[15]^{: PDF page 55}
Wrong Lake					0.08	0.031	742	2,434			6	20		^[14]^: 32
Second Wye Lake					0.30	0.12	689	2,260	3.5	11	28	92	Located in Wye Lake Park in the town of Watson Lake.^[53]	^[15]^{: PDF page 48}
Wye Lake					0.19	0.073	692	2,270	2.7	8.9	5.6	18	Located in Wye Lake Park in the town of Watson Lake.^[53]	^[15]^{: PDF page 57}

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