Bennett Lake
| Bennett Lake | |
|---|---|
Bennett Lake and a part of the Carcross Desert after sunrise | |
| Location | British Columbia, Yukon |
| Coordinates | 60°05′30″N 134°51′56″W / 60.09167°N 134.86556°W |
| Part of | Bering Sea drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | Watson River, Wheaton River, Partridge River, Homan River |
| Primary outflows | Nares River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 41 km (25 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 90.68 or 96.8 km (56.35 or 60.15 mi) |
| Average depth | 61.9 m (203 ft) |
| Max. depth | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
| Islands | Bennett Lake |
Bennett Lake is a lake in the Province of British Columbia and Yukon Territory in northwestern Canada, at an elevation of 656 m (2,152 ft). It is just north of the border with the United States state of Alaska, near the Alaskan port of Skagway. The lake has an estimated area of about 90.68 or 96.8 km2 (35.01 or 37.37 sq mi) (sources differ). The average depth is 61.9 m (203 ft) and the maximum depth is 123 m (404 ft).
The narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad connects the community of Bennett at the south end of the lake with Skagway further south and Whitehorse, Yukon on the north. It runs between Skagway and Fraser, British Columbia during the summer months.
The abandoned town of Bennett, British Columbia, historically usually referred to as Lake Bennett or Bennett Lake and the town of Carcross, Yukon are on the shores of Bennett Lake.