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Kathleen Lake
Small waves breaking on a rocky beach of a large body of water, with golden late-evening sunlight on snow-capped peaks in the distance
Kathleen Lake from the eastern shore
Kathleen Lake is located in Canada
Kathleen Lake
Kathleen Lake
Location in Canada
Kathleen Lake is located in Yukon
Kathleen Lake
Kathleen Lake
Location in Yukon
Location Yukon
Coordinates 60°34′49″N 137°18′07″W / 60.5802°N 137.3019°W / 60.5802; -137.3019
Native name Mät'àtäna Mǟn Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Basin countries Canada

Kathleen Lake (native name : Mät'àtäna Mǟn meaning 'something frozen inside lake') is a lake in Yukon, Canada, located south of the town of Haines Junction within Kluane National Park and Reserve. Located at Haines Highway Kilometre 219.7. It hosts a day-use area, a boat launch, a campground, and several hiking trails, including the challenging 3.1 mi (5 km) ascent to King's Throne, a natural, glacially-formed amphitheater overlooking the lake.

Kathleen Lake is characterized by exceptionally clear waters and the presence of kokanee salmon, a landlocked population of Sockeye living and reproducing solely in freshwater bodies.

Kathleen Lake was named for a girl from Berwickshire County, Scotland, left behind by William "Scotty" Hume (1868–1950), a North-West Mounted Police constable (Reg. #2259) stationed on the Dalton Trail from 1900 to 1902.

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