Thunder Lake (Alberta)

Thunder Lake
Sunset at Thunder Lake
Location	County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta
Coordinates	54°07′37″N 114°45′30″W / 54.12694°N 114.75833°W / 54.12694; -114.75833Coordinates: 54°07′37″N 114°45′30″W / 54.12694°N 114.75833°W / 54.12694; -114.75833
Basin countries	Canada

Max. length	2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Surface area	7.03 km² (2.71 sq mi)
Average depth	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Max. depth	6.1 m (20 ft)
Surface elevation	656 m (2,152 ft)

Thunder Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northern Alberta, 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Barrhead, immediately south of Tiger Lily, at an elevation of 656 m (2,152 ft).

It reaches a maximum depth of 6.1 m (20 ft), and is on average 3.0 m (9.8 ft) deep.^[1]

Thunder Lake Provincial Park is established on the north-eastern shore of the 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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