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Atlin Lake, 775 km2, elev 668 m, is a long, narrow lake in northwestern BC touching the Yukon border. The source of the Yukon River, it was inundated by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-98. The town of Atlin is on the E shore.
Atlin Lake, 775 km2, elev 668 m, is a long, narrow lake in northwestern BC touching the Yukon border. The source of the Yukon River, it was inundated by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-98. The town of Atlin is on the E shore. Once isolated behind high mountain ranges, it is now linked to Whitehorse by highway, and is the centre of an extensive mining and hunting region. The name corresponds to an Inland Tlingit word aht-lah meaning "big" or "stormy water."
