Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Home > Lake Minnewanka

Lake Minnewanka ("Water of the Spirits" in the Stoney Indian language) is located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about five kilometres northeast of the Banff townsite. The lake is 24 km (15 mi) long and 142 metres (466 ft) deep, making it the longest lake in the mountain parks of the Canadian Rockies. The lake is fed by the Cascade River , flowing east of Cascade Mountain, and runs south through Stewart Canyon as it empties into the westen end of the lake. Numerous streams flowing down from Mount Inglismaldie, Mount Girouard and Mount Peechee on the south side of the lake also feed the lake.

Aboriginal people long inhabited areas around Lake Minnewanka, as early as 10,000 years ago, according to stone tools and a Clovis point spearhead discovered by archaeologists. The area is rich in animal life (e.g. elk, deer, mountain sheep , bears) and the easy availability of rock in the mountainous terrain was key to fashioning weapons for hunting.

The western end of the lake can be reached by following Lake Minnewanka road from the Trans-Canada Highway. Boat tours are available near the parking lot. A hiking trail (also open to mountain bikes) runs along the northern shore of the lake, passing Stewart Canyon and five backcountry campsites. Mount Aylmer (3361m), the highest mountain in this area of the park, is located a few kilometres north of the lake.

Dams were built in 1912, 1922 and 1941 to supply the town with hydro-electric power. Lakes of Canada Alberta geography

Read more »

<Hide>

Topics: Lake Minnewanka, Lake Tana, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake...

LakeA lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inland seas" and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes. For examples (of saline lakes): the Great Salt Lake, but the Dead Sea.	Lake TanaLake T'ana is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia. It is approximately 84 km long 66 km wide and is located in the country's north-west highlands (Lat 12° 0' North, Lon 37° 15' East). Greatest depth is 15 m, over 3000 km2 in ar	Lake ErieLeamington, Ontario Lake Erie is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, the world's largest such lakes. Lake Erie itself is the 13th largest natural lake, if the Caspian and Aral Seas are counted. It has a surface area of 24,000 km
Lake OntarioWolcott, New York Lake Ontario bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontario's Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The name of the lake is an Iroquois word meaning either "beautiful lake"	Lake MichiganLake Michigan is one of the five North American Great Lakes. It is bounded, in clockwise order from the south, by the US states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, which is named for it. Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes wholly w	Lake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of North America's Great Lakes. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area with Lake Baikal in Siberia having more volume. The Caspian Sea is larger, but contains salt water. Lake Superior has a surface are
Lake Ladoga	Lake Champlain	Lake Balaton
Lake Kickapoo	Lake Toba	Lake Eyre
Lake Abitibi	Lake Nicaragua	Lake effect snow

Non User