Contwoyto Lake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Contwoyto Lake |
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| Location | Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut |
| Coordinates | 65°40′N 110°40′W / 65.667°N 110.667°W |
| Primary outflows | Burnside River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 957 km2 (369 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 982 km (610 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Contwoyto Lake is a lake in the Kitikmeot Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located near the border with the Northwest Territories. With a total area of 957 km2 (369 sq mi), it is the territories' tenth largest lake.
Lupin Mine is located near Contwoyto Lake. The lake is also the terminus of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road from Tibbitt Lake in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut's only currently existing road access to the rest of Canada. In 2005, there was a proposal put forward to extend the winter road to a possible port at Bathurst Inlet.
Climate
| Climate data for Contwoyto Lake | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | -2.4 (27.7) |
-6.4 (20.5) |
-2.8 (27) |
5.6 (42.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.2 (81) |
26.0 (78.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
0.0 (32) |
6.1 (43) |
27.2 (81) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -27.9 (-18.2) |
-26.9 (-16.4) |
-22.6 (-8.7) |
-11.9 (10.6) |
-0.9 (30.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.8 (55) |
4.7 (40.5) |
-4.9 (23.2) |
-16.4 (2.5) |
-24.1 (-11.4) |
-7.8 (18) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -31.4 (-24.5) |
-30.6 (-23.1) |
-27.2 (-17) |
-17.2 (1) |
-5.2 (22.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
-7.5 (18.5) |
-20.1 (-4.2) |
-27.5 (-17.5) |
-11.8 (10.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -35.1 (-31.2) |
-34.4 (-29.9) |
-32.1 (-25.8) |
-22.7 (-8.9) |
-9.6 (14.7) |
0.0 (32) |
4.8 (40.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
-0.8 (30.6) |
-10.2 (13.6) |
-23.9 (-11) |
-31.0 (-23.8) |
-15.8 (3.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -48.1 (-54.6) |
-53.9 (-65) |
-53.3 (-63.9) |
-41.6 (-42.9) |
-33.9 (-29) |
-13.9 (7) |
-2.2 (28) |
-3.2 (26.2) |
-11.9 (10.6) |
-34.4 (-29.9) |
-42.6 (-44.7) |
-46.7 (-52.1) |
-53.9 (-65) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 7.0 (0.276) |
7.8 (0.307) |
10.2 (0.402) |
11.2 (0.441) |
18.3 (0.72) |
25.1 (0.988) |
36.2 (1.425) |
41.1 (1.618) |
32.7 (1.287) |
30.6 (1.205) |
15.7 (0.618) |
10.6 (0.417) |
246.6 (9.709) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
6.2 (0.244) |
22.2 (0.874) |
36.2 (1.425) |
40.1 (1.579) |
21.5 (0.846) |
2.0 (0.079) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
128.6 (5.063) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 7.0 (2.76) |
7.8 (3.07) |
10.2 (4.02) |
10.7 (4.21) |
12.1 (4.76) |
2.9 (1.14) |
0.0 (0) |
1.1 (0.43) |
10.8 (4.25) |
28.6 (11.26) |
15.7 (6.18) |
10.6 (4.17) |
117.5 (46.26) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 122 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | <1 | <1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 84 |
| Source: 1961-1990 Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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