Waterton Lake

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lake_name = Waterton Lake
image_lake = Goat Haunt Overlook.jpg
caption_lake = Seen from Goat Haunt
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location = Alberta, Montana
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outflow = Waterton River
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basin_countries = United States, Canada
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Waterton Lake is a mountain lake in southern Alberta, Canada and northern Montana, USA.

The lake straddles the Canada/United States border. The lakes lie in the Waterton Lakes National Park while the upper lake is partly located in the Glacier National Park. In 1979, UNESCO established the "Waterton Biosphere Reserve" to protect the diverse habitats including prairie grasslands, aspen parkland, subalpine forests, alpine tundra and freshwater fens that surround the lake. [ [http://www2.unesco.org/mab/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=gen&code=CAN+02 UNESCO] - Waterton Biosphere Reserve] . The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995. [ [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=354 UNESCO World Heritage Site] - Waterton Glacier International Peace Park]

The upper and middle Waterton Lake system has a surface of km2 to mi2|10.1|abbr=yes|wiki=yes, while the lower lake has km2 to mi2|1.5|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and lies at an altitude of m to ft|1274|abbr=yes|wiki=yes.

Highway 5 has its westernmost point on the shores of the lake.

Waterton River

The "Waterton River" flows north from the lower lake through the "Waterton Reservoir" by the village of Hill Spring. It continues north and discharges in the "Belly River", a tributary of the Oldman River.

The total length of the river is km to mi|80|abbr=yes|wiki=yes.

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