Smoke Lake (Alberta)

Smoke Lake is a lake in northwest Alberta within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located southwest of Fox Creek, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) from Highway 43.

Smoke Lake
Smoke Lake
LocationMunicipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta
Coordinates54°21′50″N 116°56′09″W
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Surface area5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Average depth5.1 m (17 ft)
Max. depth8.3 m (27 ft)
Surface elevation835 m (2,740 ft)
ReferencesSmoke Lake

Provincial recreation area

The Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located on the northeast shore of Smoke Lake.

Camping

Operated by the Town of Fox Creek, the recreation area includes a campground featuring 47 campsites and a day use site. Camping season begins on May 24 and ends on October 1.[1]

Recreation

Other recreational activities include canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and water-skiing.[1]

Fish species

Fish species in Smoke Lake include burbot, Iowa darter, lake whitefish, longnose sucker, northern pike, spottail shiner, trout-perch, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.[1]

References
  1. "Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area". Government of Alberta (Tourism, Parks and Recreation). Retrieved 2011-02-08.


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