Smoke Lake (Alberta)

Smoke Lake
Location Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta
Coordinates 54°21′50″N 116°56′09″W / 54.36389°N 116.93583°W / 54.36389; -116.93583Coordinates: 54°21′50″N 116°56′09″W / 54.36389°N 116.93583°W / 54.36389; -116.93583
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width 4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Surface area 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Average depth 5.1 m (17 ft)
Max. depth 8.3 m (27 ft)
Surface elevation 835 m (2,740 ft)
References Smoke Lake

Smoke Lake is a lake in northwest Alberta within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located southwest of Fox Creek, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) from Highway 43.

Provincial recreation area

The Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located on the northeast shore of Smoke Lake.

Camping

Operated by the Town of Fox Creek, the recreation area includes a campground featuring 47 campsites and a day use site. Camping season begins on May 24 and ends on October 1.[1]

Recreation

Other recreational activities include canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and water-skiing.[1]

Fish species

Fish species in Smoke Lake include burbot, Iowa darter, lake whitefish, longnose sucker, northern pike, spottail shiner, trout-perch, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area". Government of Alberta (Tourism, Parks and Recreation). Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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