Cold Lake | |
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Location | Bonnyville No. 87, Alberta / Beaver River No. 622, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 54°33′N 110°03′W / 54.550°N 110.050°W |
Type | Mesotrophic |
Part of | Churchill River drainage basin |
Primary inflows | |
Primary outflows | Cold River |
Catchment area | 6,140 km2 (2,370 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 373 km2 (144 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 49.9 m (164 ft)[1] |
Max. depth | 99.1 m (325 ft)[1] |
Shore length1 | 142.14 km (88.32 mi)[2] |
Surface elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft)[1] |
Islands |
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Settlements | City of Cold Lake |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Cold Lake[3] is a large lake in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. Most of the lake is within Alberta. It is one of the deepest lakes in Alberta with a maximum depth of 99.1 metres (325 ft). It has around 24 known species of fish and is a major ice fishing lake. Cold Lake is also major stop for many migrating birds, and is home to one of the largest warbler populations in Alberta.[1] The city of Cold Lake is the largest community on the lake.