Coal Lake

Coal Lake
Location	County of Wetaskiwin / County of Leduc, Alberta
Coordinates	53°04′29″N 113°16′17″W / 53.07472°N 113.27139°W / 53.07472; -113.27139Coordinates: 53°04′29″N 113°16′17″W / 53.07472°N 113.27139°W / 53.07472; -113.27139
Primary inflows	Pipestone Creek
Primary outflows	Pipestone Creek
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width	0.66 km (0.41 mi)
Surface area	10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Average depth	3.5 m (11 ft)
Max. depth	5.5 m (18 ft)
Surface elevation	719 m (2,359 ft)
Settlements	Wetaskiwin
References	Atlas of Alberta

Coal Lake is a long, sinuous lake located approximately 60 km (37 mi) southeast of the city of Edmonton, just northeast of the city of Wetaskiwin. The lake is glacial meltwater channel from the last ice age.

The lake starts east of Kavanagh, Alberta, and ends near Gwynne, Alberta. Coal Lake was named in 1892 by J.D.A. Fitzpatrick, a Dominion Land Surveyor, for the coal beds present in many places along the northeast shore.

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