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Watson Lake is a town in Yukon, Canada, located at mile 635 on the Alaska Highway close to the British Columbia border. It has a population of 790 in 2016. 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.
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Aug 8, 2012 · Watson Lake, Yukon, incorporated as a town in 1984, population 802 (2011c), 846 (2006c). The Town of Watson Lake is located at kilometre 1018 of the ALASKA HIGHWAY, 454 km southeast of Whitehorse. It is named after Frank Watson, a pioneer trapper and prospector who settled in the area in 1898 en route to the Klondike.
Known as “The Gateway to the Yukon,” Watson Lake is the first Yukon community on the Alaska Highway when travelling from BC. Watson Lake is named after Frank Watson, who left California in the 1897 rush for Klondike gold.
Watson Lake, community, southern Yukon, Canada. It lies along a small lake on the border with British Columbia. It originated as a 19th-century trading post and was named after Frank Watson, a pioneer trapper-miner. It is now a key communications and distribution point for the southern part of the.
Situated in the rolling hills of southeast Yukon, Watson Lake offers many ways to enjoy the outdoors. Whether it be quiet trails, fishing, white water canoeing, horseback riding, or a chance to slide on the only man-made water slide north of 60°, Watson Lake is the place to do it.