- Lake Laberge
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lake_name = Lake Laberge
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location =Yukon
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inflow =Yukon River
outflow =Yukon River
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basin_countries = Canada
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cities =Lake Laberge is a widening of the
Yukon River north of Whitehorse,Yukon inCanada . It is over 50 kilometres long and ranges from two to five kilometres wide.Robert W. Service 's poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee " makes reference to it, as doesJack London 's "The Call of the Wild " and "".Prospectors in theKlondike Gold Rush would pass Lake Laberge on their way down theYukon River tillDawson City .Lake Laberge's water temperature is very cold.
Canoer s that take out from the shore are constantly reminded of strong winds and lage waves that can whip up within a short period of time.External links
* [http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/tour/40/index_e.php Lake Laberge at Natural Resources Canada]
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