Lac des Arcs, Alberta

Lac des Arcs, Alberta

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Lac des Arcs is a hamlet located in Bighorn No. 8, Alberta. It is located opposite of Exshaw, on the other side of the Bow River. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) borders Lac des Arcs on the south.

The population of Lac des Arcs is around 100 people. The lake that goes under the same name attracts wind surfers and fishers, and is present to the Lafarge Exshaw Plant, a limestone quarry.


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