Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park and birdwatching area located in north-central Alberta , Canada .
6-583: The park is located on the northeastern shore of the Lesser Slave Lake (while Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park , Lesser Slave Lake Wildland and Grouard Trail Park Reserve stand on the northwestern shore), 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north from the town of Slave Lake on Highway 88 . Marten Mountain Viewpoint overlooks the lake at an elevation of 983 metres (3,225 ft). The Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation, an education and research centre,
12-467: A Cessna 182H CF-WUK plane crashed into the lake due to ice forming on the wings and causing the pilot to lose control. The pilot was a Graham James Cox, a former 501 Squadron Commander during the Second World War . Both he and his two passengers died in the accident. The passengers were William Henry Lucus and Kenneth McIntosh McMillan. On May 20, 2011, a Bell 212 helicopter crashed into
18-487: Is also located in the park. The centre is a transit place for more than 246 bird species (including 23 species of wood warblers ). This Alberta protected areas related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake is located in northern Alberta , Canada, northwest of Edmonton . It is the second largest lake entirely within Alberta boundaries (and
24-399: Is located at the eastern tip of the lake, around the outflow of Lesser Slave River. Due to its location on a major fly-way for migrating birds , Lesser Slave Lake is popular with birders . The nearby Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park has lakeside camping facilities located along sand beaches, with some rocky beaches as well. Fishing is popular and legal. The entire north shore of the lake
30-554: Is protected, other reserves being Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park , Lesser Slave Lake Wildland and Grouard Trail Park Reserve . Highway 2 and the Canadian National Railway follow the southern shore of the lake, and the Bicentennial Highway has its southernmost point at eastern end of the lake. A number of Indian reserves are established at the shores of the lake: On February 14, 1968,
36-537: The largest easily accessible by vehicle), covering 1,160 km (450 sq mi) and measuring over 100 km (62 mi) long and 15 km (9.3 mi) at its widest point. Lesser Slave Lake averages 11.4 m (37 ft) in depth and is 20.5 m (67 ft) at its deepest. It drains eastwards into the Athabasca River by way of the Lesser Slave River . The town of Slave Lake
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