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Lac Cardinal is a
lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in northwestern
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It is located at the southern limit of
Mackenzie Highway The Mackenzie Highway is a Canadian highway in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. It begins as Alberta Highway 2 at ''Mile Zero'' in Grimshaw, Alberta. After the first , it becomes Alberta Highway 35 for the balance of its lengt ...
, near Grimshaw. Lac Cardinal has a total area of 50 km2. Its waters are drained through the ''Whitemud River'' into the
Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
.
Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park is a provincial park located northwest of Grimshaw, in northern Alberta, west of the junction of Highway 2 and the Mackenzie Highway. It was named ''Lac Cardinal Provincial Park'' until 1 August 1978, when it was ...
is located on the south eastern shore of the lake. The town of Grimshaw is located south from the lake. The communities of Berwyn, Warrensville and Last Lake are also located around Lac Cardinal.


References

Lakes of Alberta County of Northern Lights Municipal District of Peace No. 135 {{NorthernAlberta-geo-stub