List of lakes in Alberta

List of lakes in Alberta

Most of Alberta's lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. There are many different types of lakes in Alberta, from glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies to small shallow lakes in the prairies, brown water lakes in the northern boreal forest and muskeg, kettle holes and large lakes with sandy beaches and clear water in the central plains.

Distribution of the lakes throughout the province is irregular, with many water bodies in the wet regions in the northeast and Lakeland Region, and very few in the dry southeast. [ [http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/ Atlas of Alberta Lakes] - Lakes in Alberta - University of Alberta Press, 1990] __TOC__

River Basins

Most of Alberta's waters are drained in a general north eastern direction, with four major rivers collecting the water. Peace and Athabasca River are heading north and draining in the Arctic Ocean while North and South Saskatchewan River are heading east and draining in Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay. The smaller Beaver River in east-central Alberta flows into the Churchill system and then Hudson Bay, while the southern Milk River heads south-east into the Missouri River and to the Gulf of Mexico. [ [http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/basins/BasinForm.cfm Alberta Environment] - Alberta's River Basins]

List of lakes

Largest lakes

The area of Lake Athabasca that falls inside Alberta's boundaries is the largest water surface in the province. The largest lake completely in Alberta is Lake Claire, which is often overseen as such, due to its remoteness and the lack of human development in the Peace-Athabasca Delta.

#Lake Athabasca - km2 to mi2|7850|abbr=yes (partly in Saskatchewan, km2 to mi2|2295|abbr=yes in Alberta)
#Lake Claire - km2 to mi2|1436|abbr=yes
#Lesser Slave Lake - km2 to mi2|1160|abbr=yes
#Bistcho Lake - km2 to mi2|426|abbr=yes
#Utikuma Lake - km2 to mi2|295.5|abbr=yes
#Cold Lake - km2 to mi2|280|abbr=yes (partly in Saskatchewan, km2 to mi2|248|abbr=yes in Alberta)
#Lac La Biche - km2 to mi2|236|abbr=yes
#Beaverhill Lake - km2 to mi2|139|abbr=yes
#Calling Lake - km2 to mi2|134|abbr=yes
#Winefred Lake - km2 to mi2|123|abbr=yes

ee also

*List of Canadian lakes
*List of Alberta rivers
*Geography of Alberta

References


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