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'''Dezadeash Lake''' is a lake of [[Yukon]], Canada. It borders [[Kluane National Park and Reserve|Kluane National Park]], and lies along the edge of the [[Saint Elias Mountains]]. The lake is approximately {{Convert|19|km}} long with an area of about {{Convert|82.5|km2}}, a maximum depth of {{Convert|6.0|m}} and mean depth of {{Convert|4.1|m|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite |last=Jessup |first=Lars |title=Lake Trout Population Assessment: Dezadeash Lake 1995, 2001, 2006. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-12-03 |date=January 2012 |pages=1 |url=https://emrlibrary.gov.yk.ca/environment/Lake%20trout%20population%20assessments/dezadeash_lake_2012.pdf |publisher=Yukon Department of Environment}}</ref>

A World War II military camp was based hereby the lake, at kilometre 202 (mile 125) of the Haines Highway, during the construction of the Haines and Alaska Highwayshighways. This camp was later converted into a lodge named Dezadeash Lodge in the 1960s. The lodge passed through various owners including Merle Lien, the father of recording artist [[Matthew Lien]].