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Smoke Lake (Alberta)

Coordinates: 54°21′50″N 116°56′09″W / 54.36389°N 116.93583°W / 54.36389; -116.93583
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Smoke Lake
Smoke Lake is located in Alberta
Smoke Lake
Smoke Lake
LocationMunicipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta
Coordinates54°21′50″N 116°56′09″W / 54.36389°N 116.93583°W / 54.36389; -116.93583
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

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.

Provincial recreation area

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

Camping

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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

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

Fish species

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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

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