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Cold Lake is a large lake in Central Alberta and Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The lake straddles the Alberta / Saskatchewan border, and has a water area of . It is also one of the deepest lakes in Alberta with a maximum depth of . It has around 24 known species of fish in it and is a major ice fishing lake. It is also major stop for many migrating birds, and is home to one of the largest warbler populations in Alberta. A surface of lies in the province of Alberta.
The city of Cold Lake is located on the shore. Excepting the western shore, the lake is surrounded by protected areas such as the
Cold Lake is a large lake in Central Alberta and Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The lake straddles the Alberta / Saskatchewan border, and has a water area of . It is also one of the deepest lakes in Alberta with a maximum depth of . It has around 24 known species of fish in it and is a major ice fishing lake. It is also major stop for many migrating birds, and is home to one of the largest warbler populations in Alberta. A surface of lies in the province of Alberta.
The city of Cold Lake is located on the shore. Excepting the western shore, the lake is surrounded by protected areas such as the Cold Lake Provincial Park
Cold Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in northeastern Alberta, Canada.
It is located east of the city of Cold Lake, on Highway 28, and extends to the Saskatchewan border.
The park protects the boreal forest in a number of design ...
in Alberta and the Meadow Lake Provincial Park in Saskatchewan. The Cold Lake 149 A and B Indian reserves of the Cold Lake First Nations are established on the western and southern shores respectively. Cold Lake House was a trading post built by the Montreal traders in 1781 near present day Beaver Crossing, Alberta
Beaver Crossing is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, located on Highway 28 where it crosses the Beaver River, approximately south of Cold Lake. Near here was Cold Lake House built by t ...
, south of Cold Lake.
The Martineau River
Martineau River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Its source is at Primrose Lake in north-western Saskatchewan and its mouth is at Cold Lake in Alberta. The river travels in a south-westerly direction through ...
flows from Primrose Lake into Cold Lake, which in turn discharges through the Cold River. The Cold River travels through a series of lakes in Meadow Lake Provincial Park and ends as it empties into Lac des Îles. The Waterhen River, which is a major tributary of Beaver River, is the primary outflow for Lac des Îles and it continues east where it meets Beaver River, a major tributary of the Churchill River.
The lake has a native legend of a large lake monster kinosoo, of which many residents claimed to see evidence or sightings of. Although some sources claim it has 91m max depth, sonar scans of certain areas of the lake have yielded depths of over 600 feet, and evidence of glacial ice under the lake, would yield an even greater depth if one wanted to count it as water depth as well.
Fish species
Fish species include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, burbot, white sucker, and longnose sucker. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan angling licences are valid on the entire lake.See also
* Ethel Lake *List of lakes of Alberta
This is a list of lakes in Alberta, Canada.
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 Rock ...
* List of lakes of Saskatchewan
* Tourism in Saskatchewan
References
External links
{{authority control Beaver River No. 622, Saskatchewan Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Lakes of Alberta Lakes of Saskatchewan Borders of Alberta Borders of Saskatchewan North West Company forts Division No. 17, Saskatchewan