Lake Eden (also referred to as Eden Lake) is a small, recreational
lake
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in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It lies west of
Stony Plain, Alberta. It has an area of , and has a mean depth of only ~, with clear water.
History
In the early 1950s it was named Lake Eden by the owners of the Lake Eden Fur Farm, whose farm sat adjacent to the lake.
[Holmgren, E.J. and P.M. Holmgren. 1976. ''Over 2000 Place Names of Alberta''. 3rd ed. West. Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon.]
References
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Eden
Parkland County