Watson Lake is a town in Yukon , Canada, located at mile 635 on the Alaska Highway close to the British Columbia border. It had a population of 1,133 in 2021. The town is named for Frank Watson, an American-born trapper and prospector, who settled in the area at the end of the 19th century.
11-809: Watson Lake may refer to: Watson Lake, Yukon , a town in Canada Watson Lake (electoral district) , elects a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory, Canada Watson Lake (Arizona) , a lake in the United States Watson Lake (California) , a lake in the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe Watson Lake, a lake in Faulkner County, Arkansas , United States Watson Lake,
22-593: A lake in Logan County, Arkansas , United States Watson Lake (Radium line) , a tugboat built and operated by the Radium Line, see boats of the Mackenzie River Watershed Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Watson Lake . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
33-463: A population of 1,133 living in 499 of its 564 total private dwellings, a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 1,083. With a land area of 109.77 km (42.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.3/km (26.7/sq mi) in 2021. Upper Liard Upper Liard (pronounced "lee-ahrd") is a chiefly First Nation settlement immediately west of Watson Lake in Canada 's Yukon . It
44-594: Is situated at historical mile 642 of the Alaska Highway . Most of the residents are citizens of the Liard River First Nation , who also prominently populate the Two Mile area just north of Watson Lake. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Upper Liard had a population of 130 living in 55 of its 63 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 125 . With
55-867: Is the main centre of the small forestry industry in Yukon and has been a service centre for the mining industry, especially for the Cassiar , a now abandoned asbestos mine in northern British Columbia and the Cantung Mine , a tungsten mine on the Yukon- Northwest Territories border in the Mackenzie Mountains . Tourist attractions in Watson Lake include the Northern Lights Centre and the much-imitated original Sign Post Forest . The Sign Post Forest
66-650: The Liard River , at the junction of the Robert Campbell Highway and the Alaska Highway. The Stewart–Cassiar Highway 's northern end is 22 km (14 mi) west of Watson Lake. The town is also served by the Watson Lake Airport ; the airport was formerly served by Canadian Pacific Air Lines and other local and regional airlines, but now by Air North and corporate and charter services. Watson Lake
77-550: The first series of the Canadian Roadside Attractions Series issued by Canada Post on July 6, 2009. Watson Lake and the neighbouring Upper Liard settlement are the home of the Liard River First Nation , a member of the Kaska Dena Council. The Two Mile area immediately north of the core of town is a concentrated area of First Nations residents, while the town extends 8.0 km (5 mi) out to
88-399: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Watson_Lake&oldid=993597712 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Watson Lake, Yukon Watson Lake is near
99-717: The turn-off of Airport Road. (Originally, Airport Road extended directly to the Alaska Highway, but most of it is now part of the Campbell highway.) The Town of Watson Lake annexed Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village on January 2, 2016. Like most of Yukon, Watson Lake has a subarctic climate ( Dfc ) with mild to warm summers and severely cold, snowy winters. Watson Lake experiences annual temperature average daily highs of 21.5 °C (70.7 °F) in July and average daily lows of −27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) in January. Record high temperature
110-426: Was 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) in July 2009 and the lowest was −58.9 °C (−74.0 °F) in January 1947. Watson Lake has more precipitation than other parts of Yukon with an average annual snowfall of 196.1 cm (77.2 in) and 262.0 mm (10.31 in) of rainfall, resulting in larger trees and a more viable forest industry. In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , Watson Lake had
121-415: Was started in 1942 by a homesick United States Army Corps of Engineers G.I. working on the Alaska Highway , who put up a sign with the name of his home town and the distance. Others followed suit and the tradition continues to this day. As of August 2010 there are more than 76,000 signs of various types depicting locations across the world. The Sign Post Forest is one of four roadside attractions featured on
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