Cooking Lake (Alberta)

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Cooking Lake
Location Strathcona County, Alberta
Coordinates 53°25′59″N113°01′45″W / 53.43306°N 113.02917°W / 53.43306; -113.02917
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length5.3 km (3.3 mi)
Max. width12 km (7.5 mi)
Surface area36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Average depth1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Max. depth4.6 m (15 ft)
Surface elevation737 m (2,418 ft)
Settlements North Cooking Lake
South Cooking Lake
References Cooking Lake

Cooking Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada. [1] It is located in Strathcona County, east-southeast of Edmonton. Edmonton/Cooking Lake Water Aerodrome is located on this lake.

Cooking Lake's name is a calque of its Cree language name, opiminawasu. [2]

References

  1. "Cooking Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 37.