Footner Lake

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Footner Lake
Location of Footner Lake in Alberta

Footner Lake is a settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County. [1] The nearby lake of the same name has the name of Hulbert Footner, a Canadian novelist. [2]

It is located on the Mackenzie Highway approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) north of High Level. It has an elevation of 335 meters (1,099 ft).

The High Level/Footner Lake Water Aerodrome is located immediately west of the settlement, on Footner Lake.

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References

  1. "Footner Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 52.

Coordinates: 58°37′00″N117°09′00″W / 58.61670°N 117.14996°W / 58.61670; -117.14996 (Footner Lake)