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Big Lake (Alberta)

Field	Value
name	Big Lake
pushpin_map	Alberta
location	Sturgeon County / Parkland County, near Edmonton, Alberta
coords
lake_type	Eutrophic lake
inflow	Sturgeon River
Atim Creek
outflow	Sturgeon River
basin_countries	Canada
area	21.4 km2
depth	0.3 m
max-depth	4.1 m
elevation	650 m
cities	Edmonton, St. Albert
reference

Note

Atim Creek | max-depth = 4.1 m

Big Lake is a lake in Edmonton metropolitan region, Canada. It is located adjacent to the northwest corner of Edmonton and the southwest corner of St. Albert. Its primary inflow is the Sturgeon River. The lake sits on the sands and gravels of the Empress Formation, an aquifer 30 m below its surface that was laid down by retreating glacial meltwaters.

Big Lake is part of the 260 km long Sturgeon River that begins at Hoople Lake and flows east to the North Saskatchewan River. Atim Creek flows into Big Lake from the west and Carrot Creek from the north.

Big Lake is home to as much as 235 different types of birds. The western bay of the lake provides rare nesting habitat for Franklin's gulls. The Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is established on the shore of the lake.

History

Big Lake's name comes from the Cree people of the area, who named the lake on account of its size.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife considers Big Lake to be one of the 20 most important habitat areas in Alberta. In May 1999, the Alberta Government created the Big Lake Natural Area comprising 1,119 hectares of lake and wetlands. On June 5, 2001 the lake became an Important Bird Areas site. In 2005 Big Lake became Alberta's newest Provincial Park, named Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park.

Notes

References

Big Lake and Sturgeon River

References

"Big Lake an Sturgeon Country". Big Lake Environment Support Society.
(1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.

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