Great Bear Lake - wikipedia Great Bear Lake Not to be confused with Big Bear Lake, California. Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories Location Northwest Territories Coordinates 66 ° N 121 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 66 ° N 121 ° W ﻿ / 66 ; - 121 Coordinates : 66 ° N 121 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 66 ° N 121 ° W ﻿ / 66 ; - 121 Primary outflows Great Bear River Catchment area 114,717 km ( 44,292 sq mi ) Basin countries Canada Surface area 31,153 km ( 12,028 sq mi ) Average depth 71.7 m ( 235 ft ) Max. depth 446 m ( 1,463 ft ) Water volume 2,236 km ( 536 cu mi ) Residence time 124 years Shore length 2,719 km ( 1,690 mi ) ( plus 824 km ( 512 mi ) island shoreline ) Surface elevation 156 m ( 512 ft ) Frozen November - July Islands 26 main islands, totaling 759.3 km ( 293.2 sq mi ) in area Settlements Deline References Shore length is not a well - defined measure. The Great Bear Lake ( / ˈsɑːtuː / ; Slavey : Sahtú ; French : Grand lac de l'Ours ) is the largest lake entirely in Canada ( Lake Superior and Lake Huron straddling the Canada -- US border are larger ), the fourth largest in North America, and the eighth largest in the world. The lake is in the Northwest Territories, on the Arctic Circle between 65 and 67 degrees of northern latitude and between 118 and 123 degrees western longitude, 156 m ( 512 ft ) above sea level. The name originated from the words `` Satudene '' in Denesuline meaning `` grizzly bear water people. '' The Sahtu Dene people are named after the lake. Grizzly Bear Mountain on the shore of the lake also comes from Denesuline, meaning, `` bear large hill. '' The Sahoyue ( Grizzly Bear Mountain ) peninsula on the south side of the lake and the Edacho ( Scented Grass Hills ) peninsula on the west side form the Saoyú - ʔehdacho National Historic Site of Canada. Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Arms 1.2 Tributaries 2 Prehistoric geology 3 Climate 4 Human use 4.1 Mining 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Geography Bathymetric map of Great Bear Lake. Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Bear Lake 's position in the Western Canadian Arctic The lake has a surface area of 31,153 km ( 12,028 sq mi ) and a volume of 2,236 km ( 536 cu mi ). Its maximum depth is 446 m ( 1,463 ft ) and average depth 71.7 m ( 235 ft ). The shoreline is 2,719 km ( 1,690 mi ) and the catchment area of the lake is 114,717 km ( 44,292 sq mi ). Great Bear Lake is covered with ice from late November to July. Arms Arms of Great Bear Lake include the Smith Arm ( northwest ), the Dease Arm ( northeast ), the McTavish Arm ( southeast ), the McVicar Arm ( south ) and the Keith Arm ( southwest ). The community of Deline is located on the Keith Arm near the outflow of the Great Bear River that flows west into the Mackenzie River at Tulita. Tributaries Rivers flowing into Great Bear Lake include the Whitefish River, Big Spruce River, Haldane River, Bloody River, Sloan River, Dease River and the Johnny Hoe River. Prehistoric geology Great Bear Lake lies between two major physiographic regions : the Kazan Uplands portion of the Canadian Shield and the Interior Plains. It was part of Glacial Lake McConnell in the pre-glacial valleys reshaped by erosional ice during the Pleistocene. Since, the lake has changed from post-glacial rebound following the ice melting. Precambrian rocks of the Canadian Shield form the eastern margin of the McTavish Arm. These rocks of the Precambrian are sedimentary and metamorphic deposits supplemented by igneous intrusions forming dikes and sills. Climate Climate data for Deline Airport Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high humidex 2.8 0.5 3.8 16.6 22.8 29.8 33.5 31.8 22.9 20.5 2.4 0.3 33.5 Record high ° C ( ° F ) 2.5 ( 36.5 ) 1.0 ( 33.8 ) 4.0 ( 39.2 ) 16.0 ( 60.8 ) 22.5 ( 72.5 ) 29.3 ( 84.7 ) 31.0 ( 87.8 ) 32.0 ( 89.6 ) 23.5 ( 74.3 ) 20.8 ( 69.4 ) 4.8 ( 40.6 ) 3.3 ( 37.9 ) 32.0 ( 89.6 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) − 20.9 ( − 5.6 ) − 18.5 ( − 1.3 ) − 13.9 ( 7 ) − 1.9 ( 28.6 ) 7.4 ( 45.3 ) 16.8 ( 62.2 ) 19.4 ( 66.9 ) 16.6 ( 61.9 ) 10.2 ( 50.4 ) − 0.8 ( 30.6 ) − 11.5 ( 11.3 ) − 17.6 ( 0.3 ) − 1.2 ( 29.8 ) Daily mean ° C ( ° F ) − 25.0 ( − 13 ) − 23.2 ( − 9.8 ) − 19.5 ( − 3.1 ) − 7.7 ( 18.1 ) 2.5 ( 36.5 ) 10.7 ( 51.3 ) 13.3 ( 55.9 ) 11.2 ( 52.2 ) 5.7 ( 42.3 ) − 3.9 ( 25 ) − 15.4 ( 4.3 ) − 22.0 ( − 7.6 ) − 6.1 ( 21 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) − 28.9 ( − 20 ) − 27.8 ( − 18 ) − 25.1 ( − 13.2 ) − 13.6 ( 7.5 ) − 2.5 ( 27.5 ) 4.4 ( 39.9 ) 7.2 ( 45 ) 5.8 ( 42.4 ) 1.3 ( 34.3 ) − 7.0 ( 19.4 ) − 19.2 ( − 2.6 ) − 26.3 ( − 15.3 ) − 11.0 ( 12.2 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) − 49.1 ( − 56.4 ) − 43.3 ( − 45.9 ) − 43.3 ( − 45.9 ) − 35.0 ( − 31 ) − 23.3 ( − 9.9 ) − 4.0 ( 24.8 ) − 1.8 ( 28.8 ) − 4.9 ( 23.2 ) − 13.3 ( 8.1 ) − 29.7 ( − 21.5 ) − 37.4 ( − 35.3 ) − 43.0 ( − 45.4 ) − 49.1 ( − 56.4 ) Record low wind chill − 57.2 − 54.0 − 55.3 − 40.4 − 27.6 − 6.4 0.0 − 3.6 − 16.3 − 34.4 − 46.7 − 54.7 − 57.2 Average precipitation mm ( inches ) 10.3 ( 0.406 ) 11.2 ( 0.441 ) 10.3 ( 0.406 ) 10.1 ( 0.398 ) 14.8 ( 0.583 ) 24.3 ( 0.957 ) 40.3 ( 1.587 ) 43.2 ( 1.701 ) 39.5 ( 1.555 ) 31.1 ( 1.224 ) 21.7 ( 0.854 ) 11.9 ( 0.469 ) 268.7 ( 10.579 ) Average rainfall mm ( inches ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.1 ( 0.004 ) 12.2 ( 0.48 ) 24.2 ( 0.953 ) 40.3 ( 1.587 ) 43.2 ( 1.701 ) 37.1 ( 1.461 ) 4.9 ( 0.193 ) 0.4 ( 0.016 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 162.3 ( 6.39 ) Average snowfall cm ( inches ) 13.0 ( 5.12 ) 16.9 ( 6.65 ) 17.1 ( 6.73 ) 12.3 ( 4.84 ) 3.4 ( 1.34 ) 0.2 ( 0.08 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 2.4 ( 0.94 ) 32.2 ( 12.68 ) 35.2 ( 13.86 ) 17.3 ( 6.81 ) 150.0 ( 59.06 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.2 mm ) 5.4 6.8 7.5 3.9 6.1 8.0 10.4 12.3 12.4 12.4 10.1 7.2 102.4 Average rainy days ( ≥ 0.2 mm ) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.5 8.0 10.4 12.3 11.8 2.4 0.1 0.0 49.7 Average snowy days ( ≥ 0.2 cm ) 6.7 7.5 9.4 4.2 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 10.5 11.4 8.9 61.4 Average relative humidity ( % ) 74.9 76.1 76.7 75.0 63.0 54.5 58.2 62.1 65.7 82.6 82.5 76.1 70.6 Source : Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981 -- 2010 Human Use The Deline settlement is on the lake, near the headwaters of the Bear River. There is an ice crossing from Deline to the winter road on the far side of the Great Bear River., On 5 March 2016, a tank truck fell partway through the ice road just a few days after the government had increased the allowed maximum weight limit to 40,000 kg ( 88,000 lb ) on the road. The truck, which was 3 km ( 1.9 mi ) outside of Deline and close to the community 's fresh water intake, as well as a major fishing area, contained approximately 30,000 l ( 6,600 imp gal ; 7,900 US gal ) of heating fuel and was one of 70 truck loads intended to resupply the community. The fuel was removed from the truck by 2 am, 8 March. Three lodges around the lake are destinations for fishing and hunting. In 1995, a 32.8 kg ( 72.3 lb ) lake trout was caught, the largest ever caught anywhere by angling. Mining In 1930, Gilbert LaBine discovered uranium deposits in the Great Bear Lake region. The former mining area Port Radium, site of the Eldorado Mine where pitchblende was discovered, was located on the eastern shore. Echo Bay Mines Limited leased the old camp and mill at Port Radium to recover silver and copper values from 1965 to 1981. Gallery Ruins of Fort Confidence at the mouth of the Dease River in 1911 Deline on Great Bear Lake Grizzly Bear Mountain, Great Bear Lake Smoke from forest fires in Alaska blow over Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake. Note the smoke plumes from wildfires See also Canada portal Geography of Canada portal List of lakes of Canada References ^ Jump up to : Johnson, L. ( 1975 ), `` Physical and chemical characteristics of Great Bear Lake '', J. Fish. Res. Board Can., 32 ( 11 ) : 1971 -- 1987, doi : 10.1139 / f75 - 234 quoted at Great Bear Lake Archived 2011 - 06 - 05 at the Wayback Machine. ( World Lakes Database ) ^ Jump up to : Hebert, Paul ( 2007 ), `` Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories '', Encyclopedia of Earth, Washington, DC : Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment, retrieved 2007 - 12 - 07 Jump up ^ Johnson, L. The Great Bear Lake : Its Place in History. Calgary, Alberta : Arctic Institute of North America ( AINA ) database at the University of Calgary. pp. 236 - 237. Retrieved on : 2012 - 01 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Geographical Names ( Grizzly Bear Mountain ) ''. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Saoyú - ʔehdacho National Historic Site of Canada ''. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Northwest Territories Protected Areas Strategy ( Saoyú - ʔehdacho ) ''. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Great Bear Lake ''. World Lakes Database. International Lake Environment Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Atlas of Canada - Toporama ''. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Whitefish River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ `` Big Spruce River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ `` Haldane River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ `` Bloody River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ `` Sloan River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ `` Dease River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Hoe River ''. Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Jump up ^ Lionel Johnson. `` Great Bear Lake '' ( PDF ). Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans Freshwater Institute. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Deline A '' ( CSV ( 3069 KB ) ). Canadian Climate Normals 1981 -- 2010. Environment Canada. Climate ID : 22010KA. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Deline - `` Where the Water Flows '' ``. Spectacular Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` Impassable ice roads delay holiday travel ''. CBC News : North. CBC. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` Open and Close Dates for the NWT 's Community Access Roads ''. Transportation. Government of the Northwest Territories. Retrieved 2 February 2013. Jump up ^ Windeyer, Chris ( 5 March 2016 ). `` Fuel tanker plunges through Deline, N.W.T., ice road ''. CBC News. Jump up ^ Quenneville, Guy ( 7 March 2016 ). `` N.W.T. hopes to remove fuel from tanker stuck in ice near Deline quickly ''. CBC News. Jump up ^ Quenneville, Guy ( 8 March 2016 ). `` Fuel load successfully drained from tanker stuck in ice near Deline, N.W.T. '' CBC News. Jump up ^ `` International Game Fish Association ''. Jump up ^ Schiller, E A. 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Answer: 66°N 121°W﻿ / ﻿66°N 121°W