Utikuma Lake
{{Short description|Lake in Alberta, Canada}}
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| location = Big Lakes County / Northern Sunrise County, Alberta
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| outflow = Utikuma River
| catchment = {{convert|2170|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
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| length = {{convert|16.9|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|27.1|km|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|288|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|1.7|m|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|5.5|m|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|641|m|abbr=on}}
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Utikuma Lake is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the Lesser Slave Lake, between the Bicentennial Highway and Highway 750.
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It has a total surface of {{convert|288|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} with {{convert|15.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} island area. The shallow lake (maximum depth is {{convert|5.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}) lies at an elevation of {{convert|648|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is drained by the Utikuma River and then Wabasca River to Peace River.
The name Uticuma is Cree for "big whitefish".
The Utikoomak Lake 155 indian reserve of the Whitefish Lake First Nations is established on the northern shore.
See also
References
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{{Alberta rivers and lakes}}
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Category:Northern Sunrise County
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