Lake · Canada
Kasba Lake
Kasba Lake is a large lake in the treeless tundra of northern Canada. Most of it lies in the Northwest Territories, and a small part in Nunavut.
Where is Kasba Lake?
Countries on its shores: Canada.
Middle of the lake: 60.28° N, 102.01° W
The story behind it
Kasba Lake lies far from any town, about 400 km west of Hudson Bay, in the tundra, a cold land with no trees. Together with its islands it covers about 1 341 km²; the water alone covers about 1 317 km². The lake lies 336 metres above the sea. Most of it belongs to the Northwest Territories, but a small corner reaches into Nunavut. It lies close to the spot where four parts of Canada meet: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The Kazan River begins in Kasba Lake. It flows east into Ennadai Lake and later also through Yathkyed Lake on its long way north. Only very few people come here. Each summer a fishing lodge opens for visitors who want to fish in the quiet, remote lake.
Find it on the globe
Kasba Lake is there as a small blue dot with its name, right on the water. From far away the planet is only a blue ball; detail arrives as you zoom in, and this one appears once you are close enough. Open it on the globe.
It sits at its real coordinates, not near them — the same numbers listed in the facts above. Switch off the layer for this kind of place and it disappears again; the buttons for that are down the right-hand edge.
Questions children ask
How big is Kasba Lake?
Together with its islands, Kasba Lake covers about 1 341 km². The water alone covers about 1 317 km².
Which river begins in Kasba Lake?
The Kazan River begins in Kasba Lake. It flows east into Ennadai Lake and then on through the tundra of Nunavut.
Can you visit Kasba Lake?
Yes, but it is very remote. Each summer a fishing lodge opens for visitors at the lake.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page was checked against public reference sources before publication. Where sources genuinely disagree, the text says so.
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