Upper Kananaskis Lake

Upper Kananaskis Lake

Location	Kananaskis, Alberta
Coordinates	50°37′05″N 115°09′15″W / 50.61806°N 115.15417°W / 50.61806; -115.15417Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 115°09′15″W / 50.61806°N 115.15417°W / 50.61806; -115.15417
Type	Reservoir, oligotrophic
Primary inflows	Upper Kananaskis River
Primary outflows	Lower Kananaskis Lake
Catchment area	139 km² (54 sq mi)^[1]
Basin countries	Canada

Surface area	7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi)^[1]
Average depth	32 m (105 ft)
Max. depth	108 m (354 ft)
Surface elevation	1,720 m (5,640 ft)

References	^[1]

Upper Kananaskis Lake is a natural lake that was turned into a reservoir in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada.

Upper Kananaskis Lake, along with the Lower Kananaskis Lake, is located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park .

The lake is part of a series of natural and man made lakes in the Kananaskis and Bow Valleys used for hydro electric power, flood control, and water reserves for the Bow River water users such as the city of Calgary.

The lake is also used for recreational activities, with hiking paths surrounding the lake (and cross-country skiing trails in the winter).

Hiking trails

Upper Kananaskis Lake Circuit
Rawson Lake Trail
Aster Lake Route (also goes to Hidden Lake)
Three Isle Lake Trail
Maude-Lawson Trail (To Lawson Lake)
Mount Indefatigable Trail
Elk Pass Trail (To Fox, Frozen, Upper Elk, and Lower Elk Lakes)
Northover Ridge Route

Gallery

Lower and Upper Kananaskis Lakes
Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes
Upper Kananaskis Lake from the summit of Mount Tyrwhitt
Upper Kananskis Lake

References

1 2 3 University of Alberta (2005). "Atlas of Alberta Lakes". Retrieved 2007-05-01.

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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