Deep Bay crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | confirmed |
Diameter | 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
Age | 99 ± 4 million years old ( Cretaceous) |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | Yes |
Location | |
Coordinates | 56°24′N 102°59′W / 56.400°N 102.983°W |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Deep Bay is a bay near the south-western tip of Reindeer Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. [1] The bay is strikingly circular and very deep (220 m) in an otherwise irregular and shallow lake. It is the deepest body of water in Saskatchewan. [2]
The bay was formed in a 13 km wide impact crater. The age of the crater is estimated to be 99 ± 4 million years ( Cretaceous). [3]
The smaller Gow crater, of Triassic age, is approximately 90 km west of Deep Bay crater.