CEN project

Informations: Lac C2

 

Measurement site

  Latitude : 82.83333
  Longitude : -78.08333
  Altitude (m) :
  Startup date : January 1, 1900

Site location

   
Lake located on the northern coastline of Ellesmere Island. Lakes C1 and C2 are located in the same valley, on the edge of Taconite Inlet.

Site description

   
Lake with a maximal depth of 84 m and a lake area of 1.8 km2. The rocky catchment area of 23,5 km2 is glacierized. Lake C2 is meromictic and has a mixed layer of 19 m. Lake C2 had a perennial ice cover until recently.