- Coal Lake
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Coal Lake Location County of Wetaskiwin /
County of Leduc, AlbertaCoordinates 53°04′29″N 113°16′17″W / 53.07472°N 113.27139°WCoordinates: 53°04′29″N 113°16′17″W / 53.07472°N 113.27139°W Primary inflows Pipestone Creek Primary outflows Pipestone Creek Basin countries Canada Max. length 11 km (6.8 mi) Max. width 0.66 km (0.41 mi) Surface area 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) Average depth 3.5 m (11 ft) Max. depth 5.5 m (18 ft) Surface elevation 719 m (2,359 ft) Settlements Wetaskiwin References Atlas of Alberta Coal Lake is a long, sinuous lake located approximately 60 km (37 mi) southeast of the city of Edmonton, just northeast of the city of Wetaskiwin. The lake is glacial meltwater channel from the last ice age.
The lake starts east of Kavanagh, Alberta, and ends near Gwynne, Alberta. Coal Lake was named in 1892 by J.D.A. Fitzpatrick, a Dominion Land Surveyor, for the coal beds present in many places along the northeast shore.
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Categories:- Alberta geography stubs
- Lakes of Alberta
- Leduc County, Alberta
- Wetaskiwin County, Alberta
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