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Coal Lake (Alberta)

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follows another) formed when the 4,000 km (1,500 sq mi) of Lake Edmonton, which existed for roughly 100 years at the end of the last
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Crosby, J.M.; Bradford, M.E.; Mitchell, P.A.; Prepas, E.E.; McIntyre, L.G.; Hart Buckland-Nicks, L.; Hanson, J.M. (1990).
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is a long, sinuous lake located approximately 60 km (37 mi) southeast of the city of
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flows through the southern end of Coal Lake, draining the lake into the
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Coal Lake was named in 1892 by J.D.A. Fitzpatrick, a Dominion
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Coal Lake is located in Alberta
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
Leduc County
Alberta
53°04′29″N 113°16′17″W / 53.07472°N 113.27139°W / 53.07472; -113.27139
Primary inflows
Pipestone Creek
Primary outflows
Pipestone Creek
Basin
Wetaskiwin
Atlas of Alberta
Edmonton
Wetaskiwin
meltwater channels
North Saskatchewan River
ice age
Nisku
Driedmeat Lake
Kavanagh, Alberta
Gwynne, Alberta
Pipestone Creek
Battle River
Land Surveyor
"Larch Sanctuary: A Rich Geological History"
Edmonton & Area Land Trust



Atlas of Alberta Lakes

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