Pilot crater

Pilot crater

Infobox lake
lake_name = Pilot Lake
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Northwest Territories
coords = coord|60|17|N|111|0|W|region:CA-NT_type:waterbody_scale:100000
type = crater lake
inflow =
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = Canada
length =
width =
area = 43 km² (16 mi²)
depth =
max-depth = 90 m (300 ft)
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 255 m (840 ft)
islands = 9
cities =

Pilot crater is a meteorite crater in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just north of the Alberta border and near Fort Smith. It is 6 kilometres in diameter and the age is estimated to be 445 ± 2 million years (Upper Ordovician). [cite web | title=Pilot | work=Earth Impact Database | url=http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/pilot.htm | accessdate=2007-10-28 ]

The crater contains Pilot Lake, a pristine fresh-water lake that covers 43 square kilometres (16 mi²) and is 90 metres (300 ft) deep.
Lake trout, northern pike, whitefish and pickerel are plentiful, supporting a summer market for recreational fishing. [cite web | title=Pilot Lake Cabins - Fly-In Fishing | url=http://www.pilotlake.ca/ | accessdate=2007-01-14 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061205051814/http://pilotlake.ca/ | archivedate=2006-12-05 ]

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