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 | |
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  Smoke Lake | |
| Location | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 54°21′50″N 116°56′09″W / 54.36389°N 116.93583°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Max. depth | 8.3 m (27 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| References | Smoke Lake |
Provincial recreation area edit
The Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located on the northeast shore of Smoke Lake.
Camping edit
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 edit
Other recreational activities include canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and water-skiing.[1]
Fish species edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c "Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area". Government of Alberta (Tourism, Parks and Recreation). Retrieved 2011-02-08.
External links edit
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