List of lakes in Alberta

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Most of Alberta's lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. There are many different types of lakes in Alberta, from glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies to small shallow lakes in the prairies, brown water lakes in the northern boreal forest and muskeg, kettle holes and large lakes with sandy beaches and clear water in the central plains.

Distribution of the lakes throughout the province is irregular, with many water bodies in the wet regions in the northeast and Lakeland Region, and very few in the dry southeast. [1]

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Most of Alberta's waters are drained in a general north eastern direction, with four major rivers collecting the water. Peace and Athabasca River are heading north and draining in the Arctic Ocean while North and South Saskatchewan River are heading east and draining in Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay. The smaller Beaver River in east-central Alberta flows into the Churchill system and then Hudson Bay, while the southern Milk River heads south-east into the Missouri River and to the Gulf of Mexico.[2]

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lake   Watershed   Basin   Area (km²)   Remarks  
Abraham Lake North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 53.7 man-made reservoir
Lake Agnes Bow River Hudson Bay 0.52 glacial lake
Amisk Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 5.3  
Lake Athabasca Slave River Arctic Ocean 7850 two thirds in Saskatchewan
Baptiste Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 9.8  
Barrier Lake Kananaskis River Hudson Bay 2.6 man-made reservoir
Battle Lake Battle River Hudson Bay 4.6  
Beauvais Lake Oldman River Hudson Bay 0.9  
Beauvert Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 0.4  
Beaver Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 33.1  
Beaverhill Lake North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 139  
Bistcho Lake Petitot River Arctic Ocean 426  
Bonnie Lake North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 3.77  
Bow Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 3.21 glacial lake
Brule Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 14.5 lake is formed along the Athabasca River
Buffalo Lake Red Deer River Hudson Bay 93.5  
Chestermere Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 2.7 man-made reservoir
Calling Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 134  
Cardinal Lake Peace River Arctic Ocean 50  
Chester Lake Spray River Hudson Bay 0.51 glacial lake
Lake Claire Peace River Arctic Ocean 1436 largest lake completely in Alberta
Cold Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 373 partly in Saskatchewan
Elkwater Lake South Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 2.31  
Glenmore Reservoir Elbow River Hudson Bay 3.8 man-made reservoir
Gregoire Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 25.8  
Gull Lake Red Deer River Hudson Bay 80.6  
Hector Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 5.23 glacial lake
Headwall Lakes Kananaskis River Hudson Bay 0.66 glacial lakes (0.45+0.21 km²)
Hidden Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 0.40 glacial lake
Hoselaw Lake North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 0.40
Jessie Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 5.5  
Kananaskis Lakes Kananaskis River Hudson Bay 14.40 Upper and Lower reservoir (8.40+6.0 km²)
Lac La Biche Beaver River Hudson Bay 236  
Lac La Nonne Pembina River Arctic Ocean 12.28  
Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave River Arctic Ocean 1160 second largest lake completely in Alberta
Lake Louise Bow River Hudson Bay 0.8 glacial lake
Maligne Lake Bow River Arctic Ocean 19.7 glacial lake
McGregor Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 51.4 reservoir
Medicine Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 3.7  
Lake Minnewanka Bow River Hudson Bay 21.5 glacial lake enlarged by dam
Moose Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 40.8  
Moraine Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 0.5 glacial lake
Muriel Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 64.1  
Pakowki Lake Milk River Gulf of Mexico 123.7 largest lake in southern Alberta
Peerless Lake Peace River Arctic Ocean 82.6  
Peyto Lake Mistaya River Hudson Bay 1.4 glacial lake
Pigeon Lake Battle River Hudson Bay 96.7  
Pinehurst Lake Sand River Hudson Bay 35.4  
Primrose Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 448 mostly in Saskatchewan, 18 km² in Alberta
Pyramid Lake Athabasca River Arctic Ocean 1.2  
Sikome Lake Bow River Hudson Bay 0.4 man-made recreation lake in Calgary
Skeleton Lake Beaver River Hudson Bay 7.89  
Sturgeon Lake Smoky River Arctic Ocean 49.1  
Lac Ste. Anne North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 54.5  
Sylvan Lake Red Deer River Hudson Bay 42.8  
Utikuma Lake Peace River Arctic Ocean 295  
Vermilion Lakes Bow River Hudson Bay 0.48 series of lakes along the Bow River
Wabamun Lake North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 81.8  
Wabasca Lakes Wabasca River Arctic Ocean 161 South and North Wabasca Lake (61.6+99.4 km²)
Waterton Lake Oldman River Hudson Bay 11.6 partly in Montana
Winefred Lake Clearwater River Arctic Ocean 122.8  
Wizard Lake North Saskatchewan River Hudson Bay 2.48  
Zama Lake Hay River Arctic Ocean 55.5  
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The area of Lake Athabasca that falls inside Alberta's boudaries is the largest water surface in the province. The largest lake completely in Alberta is Lake Claire, which is often overseen as such, due to its remoteness and the lack of human development in the Peace-Athabasca Delta.

  1. Lake Athabasca - 7,850 km² (3,030.9 sq mi) (partly in Saskatchewan, 2,295 km² (886.1 sq mi) in Alberta)
  2. Lake Claire - 1,436 km² (554.4 sq mi)
  3. Lesser Slave Lake - 1,160 km² (447.9 sq mi)
  4. Bistcho Lake - 426 km² (164.5 sq mi)
  5. Utikuma Lake - 295.5 km² (114.1 sq mi)
  6. Cold Lake - 280 km² (108.1 sq mi) (partly in Saskatchewan, 248 km² (95.8 sq mi) in Alberta)
  7. Lac La Biche - 236 km² (91.1 sq mi)
  8. Beaverhill Lake - 139 km² (53.7 sq mi)
  9. Calling Lake - 134 km² (51.7 sq mi)
  10. Winefred Lake - 123 km² (47.5 sq mi)

  1. ^ Atlas of Alberta Lakes - Lakes in Alberta - University of Alberta Press, 1990
  2. ^ Alberta Environment - Alberta's River Basins
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