Stuart Lake
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| Location | British Columbia |
| Group | Nechako Lakes |
| Coordinates | 54°33′N 124°35′W / 54.550°N 124.583°WCoordinates: 54°33′N 124°35′W / 54.550°N 124.583°W |
| Catchment area | 14,600 km2 (5,600 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 90 km (56 mi) |
| Max. width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 358 km2 (138 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Max. depth | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Water volume | 9.3 km3 (7,500,000 acre·ft) |
| Shore length1 | 170 km (110 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Settlements | Fort St. James |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Stuart Lake, or Nak'albun (IPA: [nakʼalpʌn]) in the Carrier (Dakelh) language is a lake situated in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The town of Fort St. James is situated by the lake near the outlet (Stuart River). Stuart Lake is 66 km long, 10 km wide and relatively shallow, with an average depth of 26 m.
Stuart Lake offers boating, swimming and sunbathing at sandy beaches, fishing, water skiing, viewing ancient aboriginal pictographs, camping, snowmobiling, ice fishing, ice sailing, and dog sledding Two provincial park campgrounds, Paarens Beach and Sowchea Bay, are located on the southern shore of the lake, and there are several motels, lodges and private campgrounds in the area. Moorage is available at several marinas.
Fort St. James has several lumber mills as do several smaller aboriginal communities in the basin. The lake is usually ice-covered from mid-December to early May. Stuart Lake contains rainbow trout, char or lake trout, whitefish, kokanee, Dolly varden, and burbot fish.
Villages on Stuart Lake (Nak'albun), were connected to Dakelh villages on Fraser Lake (Nadlehbunk'ut) on an ancient land route called Nyan WhetiNyan Wheti in Carrier means "The Way Across." The trail was part of the network of trails called the Grease Trail used by the Dakelh people for as a major trade, travel and communication line. the Cheslatta Trail continues south to Cheslatta Lake.
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