McLeod Lake | |
Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
Location: | Woodlands County, Alberta |
Coords: | 54.2964°N -115.6533°W |
Basin Countries: | Canada |
Length: | 2.1km (01.3miles) |
Width: | 2.6km (01.6miles) |
Area: | 3.73km2 |
Depth: | 5.1m (16.7feet) |
Max-Depth: | 10.7m (35.1feet) |
Elevation: | 588m (1,929feet) |
Reference: | McLeod Lake |
McLeod Lake, formerly named Carson Lake, is a lake in central Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located north of Whitecourt, approximately 5km (03miles) east of Highway 32. Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park surrounds McLeod Lake and nearby Little McLeod Lake to the northeast.[1]
Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park at McLeod Lake includes a campground featuring 182 campsites, day use sites, and a group use site, and offers winter camping.[2]
Other recreational activities at the provincial park and lake include bird-watching, canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, horseshoes, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and wildlife viewing.[2]
Fish species in McLeod Lake include rainbow trout.[2]