Calling Lake is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada.[1]

Calling Lake
Calling Lake
Location	Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17, Alberta
Coordinates	55°14′32″N 113°18′40″W
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Max. width	13 km (8.1 mi)
Surface area	138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Max. depth	18.3 m (60 ft)
Surface elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Settlements	Calling Lake
References	Calling Lake

The lake's name comes from the First Nations of the area, who heard the lake ice cracking.[2]

It has a total area of 134 km² (52 sq mi) and is located in a large bend of the Athabasca River, 60 km north of the town of Athabasca on Highway 813.

The Calling Lake Provincial Park is located on the southern shore of the lake, and the Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 First Nations reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation is established in the hamlet of Calling Lake on the eastern shore.

The waters of the lake are drained through the Calling River into the Athabasca River.

See also

• List of lakes in Alberta

References

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