Buck Lake (Alberta)

Buck Lake
Location	County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta
Coordinates	52°59′06″N 114°45′50″W / 52.98500°N 114.76389°W / 52.98500; -114.76389Coordinates: 52°59′06″N 114°45′50″W / 52.98500°N 114.76389°W / 52.98500; -114.76389
Type	Eutrophic
Primary inflows	Bayview Creek, Willowhaven Creek, Muskrat Creek, Mink Creek
Basin countries	Canada

Max. length	9.3 km (5.8 mi)
Max. width	6.1 km (3.8 mi)
Surface area	25.4 km² (9.8 sq mi)
Average depth	6.2 m (20 ft)
Max. depth	12.2 m (40 ft)
Water volume	157 MCM
Residence time	8.0 years
Shore length¹	32.8 km (20.4 mi)
Surface elevation	881 m (2,890 ft)

Settlements	Buck Lake
References	Buck Lake, Buck Lake Monitoring Program 1992
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Buck Lake is a lake in Alberta.

The shoreline of Buck Lake is home to several developments including Greystones and Oakes Bay on the north east arm. Most of the shoreline remains undeveloped.

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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