Red Deer Lake is a fresh water alkaline
lake situated near
Bashaw Bashaw may refer to: Places
;Canada
*Bashaw, Alberta
** Bashaw Airport
;United States
*Bashaw, Wisconsin, a town
*Bashaw, Burnett County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
*Bashaw Township, Brown County, Minnesota
Others
*Mose Bashaw (1889–1 ...
in
central Alberta,
Canada.
The long lake is located northwest of the junction of
Highway 21 and
Highway 53. In descending order of surface area, it straddles the boundaries of
Ponoka County,
Camrose County
Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose Cou ...
and the
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
The County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada that is south of Edmonton. Located in Census Division No. 11, its municipal office is in located in the City of Wetaskiwin.
Geography Communities and loc ...
. The lake is drained through a series of marshes into the
Battle River
Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth.
His ...
.
The lake has been steadily dropping since 1974 when it was 771.5 m to the 2018 level of 768.6 m, on average 7 cm per year. The cause of the drop is a mystery but losses to groundwater is suspected.
See also
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Lakes in 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 Rockies ...
References
Camrose County
Lakes of Alberta
Ponoka County
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
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