Pilot crater
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox body of water Pilot crater is an impact crater in the Northwest Territories, Canada, just north of the Alberta border and near Fort Smith Template:Convert. It is Template:Convert in diameter and the age is estimated to be 445 ± 2 million years (Upper Ordovician).<ref>Template:Cite Earth Impact DB</ref>
The crater contains Pilot Lake, a pristine fresh-water lake that covers Template:Convert and is Template:Convert deep. Lake trout, northern pike, whitefish, and pickerel are plentiful, supporting a summer market for recreational fishing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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