15-824: Cold Lake may refer to the following: Canada [ edit ] Cold Lake (Alberta) , a lake in Alberta and Saskatchewan Cold Lake, Alberta , a city CFB Cold Lake , a Royal Canadian Air Force base in Alberta Cold Lake oil sands , a deposit of oil sands located near Cold Lake, Alberta Cold Lake First Nations , a First Nation in Alberta Cold Lake Metis Settlement , Alberta Other [ edit ] Cold Lake (album) , an album by Celtic Frost See also [ edit ] Cold Lakes (Nevada) Topics referred to by
30-490: Is a major ice fishing lake. Cold Lake is also major stop for many migrating birds, and is home to one of the largest warbler populations in Alberta. A surface of 248 km (96 sq mi) lies in the province of Alberta . The city of Cold Lake is located on the shore. Excepting the western shore, the lake is surrounded by protected areas such as the Cold Lake Provincial Park in Alberta and
45-615: Is an east-flowing river in the north-west area of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the drainage basin of the Beaver River . It is north of and parallel to the east-flowing part of the Beaver River and joins the north-flowing part of that river. Most of the river and its drainage basin is at the southern edge of the boreal forest belt. While the river's source is Lac des Îles , its drainage basin reaches north into
60-533: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cold Lake (Alberta) Cold Lake is a large lake in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan , Canada. The lake straddles the Alberta / Saskatchewan border, and has a water area of 373 km (144 sq mi). It is also one of the deepest lakes in Alberta with a maximum depth of 200.1 m (656 ft). It has around 24 known species of fish and
75-716: Is in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Coming out of the lake, it leaves the park and travels through Waterhen Lake First Nation en route to Beaver River. Beaver continues north and flows into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse , which is a lake along the course of the Churchill River –a major tributary of the Hudson Bay drainage basin . At the marshy delta where the Waterhen River flows into Waterhen Lake, a chain of three shallow lakes drain directly into
90-488: The Cold River through Pierce and Lepine Lakes then into Lac des Îles. The Waterhen River begins at the eastern end of Lac des Îles and flows eastward for about 65 kilometres (40 mi) following Highway 224 to Waterhen Lake . From Waterhen Lake, the river continues east for about 50 kilometres (31 mi) and meets the Beaver River near Highway 155 . The section of the river between Lac des Îles and Waterhen Lake
105-485: The Cold River . The Cold River travels through a series of lakes in Meadow Lake Provincial Park and ends as it empties into Lac des Îles . The Waterhen River , which is a major tributary of Beaver River , is the primary outflow for Lac des Îles and it continues east where it meets Beaver River , a major tributary of the Churchill River . The lake has a native legend of a large lake monster,
120-622: The Meadow Lake Provincial Park in Saskatchewan. The Cold Lake 149 A and B Indian reserves of the Cold Lake First Nations are established on the western and southern shores respectively. Cold Lake House was a trading post built by the Montreal traders in 1781 near present-day Beaver Crossing, Alberta , south of Cold Lake. The Martineau River flows from Primrose Lake into Cold Lake, which in turn discharges through
135-476: The North West Company had a post on Waterhen Lake. The watershed of Waterhen River, including that of Cold River , is a major part of Saskatchewan's largest provincial park , Meadow Lake Provincial Park . There are no communities along the river's course, yet there are many amenities related to Meadow Lake Provincial Park and the villages of Dorintosh and Goodsoil nearby. Highways that cross
150-598: The "kinosoo", with many residents claiming to have evidence or have seen it. Although some sources claim it has 91 m (299 ft) max depth, sonar scans of certain areas of the lake have yielded depths of over 200 m (660 ft), and evidence of glacial ice under the lake, would yield an even greater depth if one wanted to count it as water depth as well. Fish species include walleye , sauger , yellow perch , northern pike , lake trout , lake whitefish , cisco , burbot , white sucker , and longnose sucker . Both Alberta and Saskatchewan angling licences are valid on
165-486: The Mostoos Hills and west well into the neighbouring province of Alberta . Cree began moving into the area in the eighteenth century. There was a canoe route up the Waterhen River with a portage to the Beaver River on the south side of Cold Lake. The first trading post in the area was Cold Lake House built by the Montreal traders in 1781 near the present Beaver Crossing, Alberta , south of Cold Lake. Around 1790
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#1732765864404180-690: The entire lake. Cold Lake preserves an extensive fossil and subfossil record from the latest part of the Late Pleistocene , after the Last Glacial Maximum , to the Late Holocene . By the Middle Holocene , the mammalian fauna that lived in the region was in essence a modern one. [REDACTED] Media related to Cold Lake (Alberta) at Wikimedia Commons Waterhen River (Saskatchewan) Waterhen River
195-481: The river include Highways 4 , 155 , 224 , and 903 . Along a portion of the southern bank, near Goodsoil, Waterhen River Road runs parallel to the river and provides access to it. Waterhen River has its beginnings at the large Primrose Lake in Saskatchewan. Primrose Lake discharges south through the Martineau River into Cold Lake on the Alberta / Saskatchewan border. Cold Lake then discharges east into
210-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cold Lake . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cold_Lake&oldid=1038941141 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
225-406: The south side of the river. These include Niven, Matkin, and Iskwayach Lakes. Waterhen River Recreation Site ( 54°38′28″N 107°49′04″W / 54.6412461°N 107.81781°W / 54.6412461; -107.81781 ) is a recreation site located on the south shore of the Waterhen River, about one mile upstream from the junction with Beaver River. The park is along Highway 155 in
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