Coghlan Lake
{{Short description|Lake in Yukon Territory, Canada}}
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| coords = {{coord|61|32|42|N|135|29|13.99|W|region:CA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}Natural Resources Canada. [http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/sima_unique_v9?english?KABIE?C "Coghlan Lake"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608155617/http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/sima_unique_v9?english%3FKABIE%3FC |date=2011-06-08 }}, Geographical Names of Canada. Accessed May 12, 2009.
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Coghlan Lake is a body of water located about {{convert|60|mi|km}} north of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. It is {{convert|7|mi|km}} long and {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} wide. It has a surface area of {{Convert|8.2|km2|abbr=on}} and an average depth of {{Convert|24|m|abbr=on}}.{{Cite |last=Shortread |first=K.S. |title=Limnology of Selected Lakes in the Yukon River Basin |date=December 1983 |pages=16 |url=https://emrlibrary.gov.yk.ca/minerals/limnology_of_selected_lakes_in_the_Yukon_River_Basin_1983.pdf |access-date=8 August 2024 |place=West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |publisher=Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries Research Branch, West Vancouver Laboratory}} The lake contains many shoals and small islands. It is in a remote and mostly uninhabited area, but it does attract seasonal attention from vacationing fishermen. The most common fish in the lake are lake trout, northern pike, Arctic grayling, burbot, and whitefish.Wilderness Fishing Yukon. [http://www.fishingyukon.com/coghlan.html "Coghlan Lake Lodge"], Fishingyukon.com. Accessed May 12, 2009. During the winter, the lake forms part of the course for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.