Amisk Lake (Alberta)
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Location | Athabasca County, Alberta |
Coordinates | 54°35′37″N 112°37′59″W / 54.59361°N 112.63306°WCoordinates: 54°35′37″N 112°37′59″W / 54.59361°N 112.63306°W |
Type | Oxbow |
Primary inflows | Beaver River |
Primary outflows | Amisk River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 6.34 km (3.94 mi) |
Max. width | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
Average depth | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
Max. depth | 60 m (200 ft) |
Residence time | 8 days |
Shore length1 | 24.6 m (81 ft) |
Surface elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Amisk Lake is a lake located in central Alberta about 175 km (109 mi) northeast of the City of Edmonton and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the village of Boyle.
History[]
In the 1940s a Mink farm and resort with boat and cabin rentals were established on the northwest shore of the lake. Later it was replaced with two subdivisions and a trailer park which was built at the north end of the lake. However a majority of the shoreline remains undeveloped.[1]
See also[]
- Lakes of Alberta
References[]
- ^ AMISK LAKE Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Athabasca County
- Lakes of Alberta
- Oxbow lakes of Canada
- Northern Alberta geography stubs