Pilot crater

{{short description|Crater lake in Canada}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Pilot Lake

| image = Pilot Lake - Landsat OLI 42.jpg

| caption = Satellite image (Landsat)

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| location = Northwest Territories

| coords = {{coord|60|17|N|111|0|W|region:CA-NT_type:waterbody_scale:100000}}

| type = Impact crater lake

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|pushpin_map=Canada Northwest Territories

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| basin_countries = Canada

| length =

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| area = {{convert|43|km2|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|90|m|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|255|m|abbr=on}}

| islands = 9

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Pilot crater is an impact crater in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just north of the Alberta border and near Fort Smith {{convert|54|km|mi|abbr=on}}. It is {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} in diameter and the age is estimated to be 445 ± 2 million years (Upper Ordovician).{{cite Earth Impact DB | name = Pilot| accessdate = 2009-08-19}}

The crater contains Pilot Lake, a pristine fresh-water lake that covers {{convert|43|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and is {{convert|90|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep.

Lake trout, northern pike, whitefish, and pickerel are plentiful, supporting a summer market for recreational fishing.{{cite web | title=Pilot Lake Cabins – Fly-In Fishing | url=http://www.pilotlake.ca/ | accessdate=2007-01-14 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205051814/http://pilotlake.ca/ | archivedate=2006-12-05 }}