Sambaa K’e (SALM-bah-kay;[3] South Slavey, place of trout[4]) is a lake in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories of Canada.

[1] Known sources of lake water contamination include the local sewage lagoon, hazardous waste from a World War II-era U.S. Air Force outpost on the lake, and diesel leakage from the local power station.

[6][7] The local people also rely on the lake environment to support the hunting, trapping and fishing activities that comprise a major part of their livelihood.

Common traditional food sources include moose, woodland caribou, grouse, porcupine, beaver, trout, pickerel, duck, and various berries.

[5] A proposal to create a 10,600-square-kilometre (4,100 sq mi) protected area including the Sambaa K’e watershed is currently under study.