Beaver Lake (Alberta)

Beaver Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada.[1] It is located just southeast of the hamlet of Lac La Biche, Alberta. It is the source of Beaver River whose waters flow east to Hudson Bay. Just 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north-west of Beaver Lake is the much larger Lac la Biche, which drains north to the Arctic Ocean.

Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake is located in Alberta
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake
Location in Alberta
LocationLac La Biche County, near Lac La Biche, Alberta
Coordinates54°42′21″N 111°48′59″W
Primary outflowsBeaver River (Canada)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Max. width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Average depth7.1 m (23 ft)
Max. depth15.2 m (50 ft)
Surface elevation618 m (2,028 ft)

See also

References

  1. Atlas of Alberta Lakes Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine - Lakes in Alberta - University of Alberta Press, 1990



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