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Watson Lake

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Watson Lake

Land area6.11 km²
Coordinates60.06°, -128.71°

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City facts

Area
6.11 km²
Official website
www.watsonlake.ca

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Overview

Watson Lake is a town in Yukon, Canada, located at mile 635 on the Alaska Highway close to the British Columbia border. It had a population of 1,133 in 2021. The town is named for Frank Watson, an American-born trapper and prospector, who settled in the area at the end of the 19th century.

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History & geography

History

The Town of Watson Lake annexed Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village on January 2, 2016.

Geography

Like most of Yukon, Watson Lake has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild to warm summers and severely cold, snowy winters. Watson Lake experiences annual temperature average daily highs of in July and average daily lows of in January. Record high temperature was in July 2009 and the lowest was in January 1947. Watson Lake has more precipitation than other parts of Yukon with an average annual snowfall of and of rainfall, resulting in larger trees and a more viable forest industry.

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Geography

Latitude
60.0624
Longitude
-128.7068
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Zachary Bell
Zachary Bell
Canadian racing cyclist
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Elaine Taylor
Canadian politician

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Nearby places in Yukon

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.77
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,011

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Public attention

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1,346
Avg daily Wikipedia views
45
Attention level
Quiet

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Books about Watson Lake

Watson Lake, Yukon Territory
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1966
Surficial Geology of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1981
Hydrologic and ecologic studies related to land use near Watson Lake, Yukon Territory
1973
Observations of therospheric horizontal winds at Watson Lake, Yukon Territory (Lambda=65 ̊N)
R. J. Niciejewski · 1995
Physical environmental studies
L. M. Lavkulich · 1974
Geological investigations along the Alaska highway from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, to Watson Lake, Yukon (report and map)
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1944
Geological reconnaissance along the Alaska highway between Watson Lake and Teslin River, Yukon and British Columbia
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1944
Runoff from small watersheds and river bank erosion near Watson Lake, Y. T
J. P. Verschuren · 1974

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Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
6001003
Wikidata
Q1025947

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012