Elkwater Lake (Alberta)

Infobox lake
lake_name = Elkwater Lake
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location = southeastern Alberta
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type = mesotrophic
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catchment = km2 to mi2|25.7|abbr=yes
basin_countries = Canada
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area = km2 to mi2|2.31|abbr=yes
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cities = Elkwater

Elkwater Lake is a small lake in southeastern Alberta, Canada.

It is located in the northwest corner of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, along the Buffalo Trail. The tourist community of Elkwater is located on the southern shore of the lake.

Elkwater is the translation of "Ponokiokwe", the Blackfoot name of the lake.

Elkwater lake has a surface of km2 to mi2|2.31|abbr=yes and a maximum depth of m to ft|8.4|abbr=yes. It lies in the hydrographic basin of the South Saskatchewan River and has a drainage area of km2 to mi2|25.7|abbr=yes. [ [http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/?region=South%20Saskatchewan%20Region&basin=South%20Saskatchewan%20River%20Basin&lake=Elkwater%20Lake&number=124 Atlas of Alberta Lakes] - Elkwater Lake]

It is a mesotrophic lake, and contains a fishery for Yellow Perch and Northern Pike.

ee also

*Lakes of Alberta
*Cypress Hills

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