Milk River Ridge Reservoir

For other uses, see Milk River.

Milk River Ridge Reservoir
Location	County of Warner No. 5, Alberta
Coordinates	49°22′29″N 112°35′43″W / 49.37472°N 112.59528°W / 49.37472; -112.59528Coordinates: 49°22′29″N 112°35′43″W / 49.37472°N 112.59528°W / 49.37472; -112.59528
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Nine Mile Coulee
Primary outflows	Nine Mile Coulee
Basin countries	Canada

Max. length	4.6 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width	13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Surface area	15.3 km² (5.9 sq mi)
Average depth	8.4 m (28 ft)
Max. depth	16.5 m (54 ft)
Surface elevation	1,032 m (3,386 ft)

References	Milk River Ridge Reservoir

Milk River Ridge Reservoir is an artificial lake in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located about 44 km (27 mi) south-east of Lethbridge, along Highway 506, west of Highway 4 and is a popular spot for summer activities.

The lake is developed along the Nine Mile Coulee. It lies at an elevation of 1,030 meters (3,380 ft), has a length of 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) and a maximum width of 1.4 kilometers (0.87 mi). It is named for the Milk River Ridge, an elevated area that lies to the south, between the lake and Milk River.

External links

Milk River Ridge Reservoir Tourism Information Site

Hydrography of Alberta

Rivers	Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan

Waterfalls	Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta

Lakes	Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun

Reservoirs	Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer

Glaciers	Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield

Other	Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)

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