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 | |
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Beaver Lake Location in Alberta | |
Location | Lac La Biche County, near Lac La Biche, Alberta |
Coordinates | 54°42′21″N 111°48′59″W |
Primary outflows | Beaver River (Canada) |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Max. width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
Surface area | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) |
Average depth | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
Max. depth | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
Surface elevation | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
See also
References
- Atlas of Alberta Lakes Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine - Lakes in Alberta - University of Alberta Press, 1990
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