Cooking Lake (Alberta) Explained

Cooking Lake
Location:Strathcona County, Alberta
Coords:53.4331°N -113.0292°W
Pushpin Map:Alberta
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:5.3km (03.3miles)
Width:12km (07miles)
Area:36km2
Depth:1.7m (05.6feet)
Max-Depth:4.6m (15.1feet)
Elevation:737m (2,418feet)
Cities:North Cooking Lake
South Cooking Lake
Reference:Cooking Lake

Cooking Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada.[1] It is located in Strathcona County, east-southeast of Edmonton. Edmonton/Cooking Lake Water Aerodrome is located on this lake.

Cooking Lake's name is a calque of its Cree language name, Cree: opiminawasu.[2]

Notes and References

  1. IANIR. Cooking Lake.
  2. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 37.