Lake Eden

Lake Eden
Lake Eden
Location	Parkland County, Alberta
Coordinates	53°34′52″N 114°09′18″W
Catchment area	1.5 km^2 (0.58 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	1 km (0.62 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	0.161 km^2 (0.062 sq mi)
Average depth	~6.95 m (22.8 ft)
Max. depth	~15.3 m (50 ft)
Shore length^1	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Surface elevation	735.9 m (2,414 ft)
Settlements	Stony Plain
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Eden (also referred to as Eden Lake) is a small, recreational lake in Alberta, Canada. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Stony Plain, Alberta. It has an area of 0.161 km^2 (0.062 sq mi), and has a mean depth of only ~6.95 m (22.8 ft), with clear water.[1]

History

In the early 1950s it was named Lake Eden by the owners of the Lake Eden Fur Farm, whose farm sat adjacent to the lake.[2]

References

1. Atlas of Alberta Lakes
2. Holmgren, E.J. and P.M. Holmgren. 1976. Over 2000 Place Names of Alberta. 3rd ed. West. Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon.