As recently as 1990, the lake had a total area of 139 km2 (54 sq mi) and a maximum depth of only 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)[4] Like similar "prairie pothole" lakes, Beaverhill lake receded significantly after much of its headwaters were diverted, in recent years it has lost about one-quarter of its depth between 1999 and 2009.[5]
The lake is an important bird habitat and has been designated as a "National Nature Viewpoint" by Nature Canada (formerly known as the Canadian Nature Federation) in 1981. The Beaverhill Natural Area was established in 1987 to protect the lake and its surrounding area. Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area is also established on what were the shores of the lake.[6]
beaverhill, lake, cree, amisk, sakhahigan, large, lake, central, alberta, canada, site, regional, importance, western, hemisphere, shorebird, reserve, network, managed, canadian, wildlife, service, division, environment, canada, amisk, sakhahigan, cree, from, . Beaverhill Lake Cree amisk wa chi sakhahigan is a large lake in central Alberta Canada It is a site of regional importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network 3 It is managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service division of Environment Canada Beaverhill Lakeamisk wa chi sakhahigan Cree Beaverhill Lake from Francis Viewpoint in 2010Beaverhill LakeLocationBeaver County Lamont County AlbertaCoordinates53 27 09 N 112 32 08 W 53 45250 N 112 53556 W 53 45250 112 53556Catchment area1 970 km2 760 sq mi 1 Basin countriesCanadaSurface area139 km2 54 sq mi Max depth2 3 m 7 ft 7 in Surface elevation668 m 2 192 ft Ramsar WetlandOfficial nameBeaverhill LakeDesignatedMay 27 1987Reference no 370 2 It is located 70 km southeast of Edmonton near the town of Tofield and lies in the hydrographic basin of the North Saskatchewan River 4 As recently as 1990 the lake had a total area of 139 km2 54 sq mi and a maximum depth of only 2 3 m 7 ft 7 in 4 Like similar prairie pothole lakes Beaverhill lake receded significantly after much of its headwaters were diverted in recent years it has lost about one quarter of its depth between 1999 and 2009 5 The lake is an important bird habitat and has been designated as a National Nature Viewpoint by Nature Canada formerly known as the Canadian Nature Federation in 1981 The Beaverhill Natural Area was established in 1987 to protect the lake and its surrounding area Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area is also established on what were the shores of the lake 6 The Beaverhill Lake Group a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for this lake References edit Beaverhill Lake albertalakes ualberta ca University of Alberta Press 1990 Retrieved April 17 2020 Beaverhill Lake Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Beaverhill Lake Site Description Manomet Center For Conservation Sciences Retrieved 2008 02 18 a b Mitchell Patricia Prepas Ellie E 1990 Atlas of Alberta Lakes University of Alberta Press ISBN 978 0 88864 214 1 Archived from the original on 2015 02 10 Weber Bob 20 July 2009 Birds at risk as Prairie lakes dry up Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved 12 May 2012 Alberta Community Development Beavehill Natural Area Archived 2004 08 13 at the Wayback Machine Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area dead link nbsp This Central Alberta location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beaverhill Lake amp oldid 1064667553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
