Wabamun Lake
Wabamun Lake is one of the most heavily used lakes in Alberta, Canada. It lies 65 kilometres west of Edmonton, Alberta. It is 19.2 kilometres long and 6.6 kilometres narrow, covers 82 square kilometres and is 11 metres deep at its deepest, with somewhat clear water.Its name derives from the Cree word for mirror.Notable Places in the Area
Sundance Power Station
Power station
Sundance Power Station is a coal fired station owned by TransAlta Corp, located 70 km west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Lake Wabamun. Sundance Power Station is situated 3 km southeast of Wabamun Lake.
Localities in the Area
Wabamun
Wabamun is a village in the Edmonton Capital Region, Canada, 67 km west of Edmonton. Photo: Kurt Bauschardt, CC BY-SA 2.0.Wabamun Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Alberta, Canada
- Category: lake
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
Latitude 53.5297° or 53° 31' 47" north | Longitude -114.5872° or 114° 35' 14" west |
Elevation 721 metres (2365 feet) | GeoNames ID 6174725 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: بحيرة وابامون
- Cebuano: Wabamun Lake
- Chuvash: Уобамун
- Dutch: Wabamun Lake
- Egyptian Arabic: بحيره وابامون
- Esperanto: Wabamun
- Esperanto: Wabumun
- French: Wabamun Lake
- Russian: Уабамун
- Russian: Уобамун
- Swedish: Wabamun Lake
In the Area
Localities
- FallisHamlet, 6 km northwest
- Betula BeachVillage, 7 km west
- Point AlisonVillage, 7 km east
- WabamunVillage, 9 km northeast
Landmarks
- Whitewood LakeLake, 7 km north
- Wabamun Lake Provincial ParkPark, 11 km northeast
- Isle LakeLake, 14 km northwest
- Horse IslandIslet, 19 km north
Other Places
- SundanceElectrical substation, 3½ km southeast
- Wabamun Sailing ClubSailing, 5 km northeast
- MarionElectrical substation, 5 km west
- Empire Iron Works Ltd.Industrial park, 6 km northeast
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