Bow Lake (Alberta)

Bow Lake (Alberta)

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Bow Lake
Bow Lake at a roadside turnout on Alberta Highway 93
Location	Banff National Park, Alberta
Coordinates	51°39′52″N 116°26′55″W / 51.66444°N 116.44861°W / 51.66444; -116.44861Coordinates: 51°39′52″N 116°26′55″W / 51.66444°N 116.44861°W / 51.66444; -116.44861
Lake type	Glacial lake located in alberta
Primary inflows	Bow River
Primary outflows	Bow River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	3.2 km (2.0 mi)
Max. width	1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Surface area	3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Surface elevation	1,920 m (6,300 ft)

Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies, at an altitude of 1920 m.

A view of Bow Lake and Crowfoot Mountain

The lake lies south of the Bow Summitt, east of the Waputik Range (views including Wapta Icefield, Bow Glacier, Bow Peak, Mount Thompson, Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Mountain) and west of the Dolomite Pass, Dolomite Peak and Cirque Peak.

Bow Lake is one of the lakes that line the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, other such lakes being Hector Lake, Lake Louise, Peyto Lake, Mistaya Lake, Waterfowl Lakes, Chephren Lake and Sunwapta Lake.^[1]

Historical Simspon's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge is located on the shores of Bow Lake^[2]

Bow Lake is the closest lake to the headwaters of Bow River, and has a total area of 3.21 km². Water in the lake is meltwater of the Bow Glacier.

See also[edit]

• Lakes of Alberta