Deskenetlata

Deskenatlata Lake lies on the lower Taltson River, where water from the Rutledge River joins the southward-reaching lake. The Taltson enters and leaves close together before continuing north to Great Slave Lake. Around the lake stretches an alluvial plain of sand and silt, formed by the waters of the Slave River after the ice retreated. Its name is of Dëne Sųłıné origin, reflecting the long presence of Dene people in this northern country.