Cardinal Lake

Cardinal Lake
Location	Municipal District of Peace No. 135 / County of Northern Lights, northwest Alberta
Coordinates	56°14′08″N 117°43′32″W / 56.23556°N 117.72556°W / 56.23556; -117.72556Coordinates: 56°14′08″N 117°43′32″W / 56.23556°N 117.72556°W / 56.23556; -117.72556
Primary outflows	Whitemud River
Basin countries	Canada

Surface area	50 km²

Cardinal Lake is a lake in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the southern limit of Mackenzie Highway, near Grimshaw.

Cardinal Lake has a total area of 50 km². Its waters are drained through the Whitemud River into the Peace River.

Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park is located on the south eastern shore of the lake. The town of Grimshaw is located south from the lake. The communities of Berwyn, Warrensville and Last Lake are also located around Cardinal Lake.

References

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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