Calling Lake

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Calling Lake
Location Northern Alberta
Coordinates 55°15′N 113°18′W / 55.25, -113.3Coordinates: 55°15′N 113°18′W / 55.25, -113.3
Primary outflows Calling River
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 134 km² (51.7 sq mi)
Surface elevation 610 m (2,001 ft)

Calling Lake is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada.

Calling Lake
Alberta hydrographic system
Calling Lake in Alberta

It has a total area of 134 km² (51.7 sq mi) and is located in a large bend of the Athabasca River, 60 km north of the town of Athabasca on highway 813.

The Calling Lake Provincial Park is located on the southern shore of the lake, and the Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 First Nations reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation is established in the hamlet of Calling Lake on the eastern shore.

The waters of the lake are drained through the Calling River into the Athabasca River.

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