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'Lesser Slave Lake' is a lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. It is the second largest lake entirely within Alberta boundaries (and the largest easily accessible by vehicle), covering 1160 square km and measuring over 100 km long and 15 km at its widest point. Lesser Slave Lake averages 11.4 m in depth and is 20.5 m at its deepest. It drains eastwards into the Athabasca River by way of the Lesser Slave River.
The town of Slave Lake is located at the eastern tip of the lake, around the oultflow of Lesser Slave River. According to the town's website, the name Slave Lake originated with "an aboriginal nation derogatorily named 'Slavee' by several tribes of the invading Cree nation."

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Conservation and development

Due to its location, Lesser Slave Lake is popular with birders, being located on a major fly-way for migrating birds, most notably eagles and pelicans.^[1]
Nearby Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park has lakeside camping facilities, located along sand beaches. Fishing is popular and legal. The entire north shore of the lake is protected, other reserves being Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park, ''Lesser Slave Lake Wildland'' and ''Grouard Trail Park Reserve''.
Highway 2 and the Canadian Pacific Railway follow the southern shore of the lake, and the Bicentennial Highway has its southernmost point at eastern end of the lake.
The ''Kapawe'no First Nations Lands 150, 230 and 231'' indian reserves of the Kapawe'no First Nations, the ''Sucker Creek 150a'' of the Sucker Creek tribe, the ''Drift Pile River 150'' of the Driftpile First Nation, the ''Swan River 150e'' of the Swan River First Nation and the ''Sawridge 150g and h'' of the Sawridge band are established on the shores of the lake.

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★ Big Lake Country Tourism Association