McLeod Lake (Alberta) explained

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]

Camping

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]

Recreation

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

Fish species in McLeod Lake include rainbow trout.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lake of the Atlas – McLeod Lake . University of Alberta . 2011-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504085851/http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/?region=Peace_and_Athabasca_Region&basin=Athabasca_River_Basin&lake=McLeod_Lake&number=38 . 2014-05-04 .
  2. Web site: Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park . Government of Alberta (Tourism, Parks and Recreation) . 2011-02-08.