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'''Lake Newell''' is a large [[lake]] in [[southern Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is located {{convert|14|km|mi}} south of the city of [[Brooks, Alberta|Brooks]], east of [[Alberta Highway 36|Veteran Highway]]. The man-made [[Reservoir (water)|reservoir]] was filled in 1914 |
'''Lake Newell''' is a large [[lake]] in [[southern Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is located {{convert|14|km|mi}} south of the city of [[Brooks, Alberta|Brooks]], east of [[Alberta Highway 36|Veteran Highway]]. The man-made [[Reservoir (water)|reservoir]] was filled in 1914 through the construction of the Bassano Dam. It was named after T.H. Newell, a landowner and irrigation expert.<ref name=ablakes>{{Cite web|url= http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/?region=South%20Saskatchewan%20Region&basin=Bow%20River%20Basin&lake=Lake%20Newell&number=114 |title=Atlas of Alberta Lakes - Lake Newell|author=University of Alberta|authorlink=University of Alberta|accessdate=2008-03-13}}</ref> [[Newell County No. 4, Alberta|County of Newell]] is in turn named after the lake. |
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The lake covers a surface of {{convert|66.4|km2|sqmi}} and has a drainage basin of {{convert|84.6|km2|sqmi}}. The shallow lake has an average depth of {{convert|4.8|m|ft}} and reaches a maximum depth of {{convert|19.8|m|ft}}.<ref name=ablakes/> It lies at an elevation of {{convert|665|m|ft}}. |
The lake covers a surface of {{convert|66.4|km2|sqmi}} and has a drainage basin of {{convert|84.6|km2|sqmi}}. The shallow lake has an average depth of {{convert|4.8|m|ft}} and reaches a maximum depth of {{convert|19.8|m|ft}}.<ref name=ablakes/> It lies at an elevation of {{convert|665|m|ft}}. |
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Revision as of 03:17, 8 July 2011
| Lake Newell | |
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| Location | County of Newell No. 4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°26′04″N 111°56′06″W / 50.43444°N 111.93500°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Rolling Hills Lake, Bow River |
| Catchment area | 84.6 km2 (32.7 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 66.4 km2 (25.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 4.8 metres (16 ft) |
| Max. depth | 19.8 metres (65 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 665 metres (2,182 ft) |
Lake Newell is a large lake in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the city of Brooks, east of Veteran Highway. The man-made reservoir was filled in 1914 through the construction of the Bassano Dam. It was named after T.H. Newell, a landowner and irrigation expert.[1] County of Newell is in turn named after the lake.
The lake covers a surface of 66.4 square kilometres (25.6 sq mi) and has a drainage basin of 84.6 square kilometres (32.7 sq mi). The shallow lake has an average depth of 4.8 metres (16 ft) and reaches a maximum depth of 19.8 metres (65 ft).[1] It lies at an elevation of 665 metres (2,182 ft).
It empties into the Bow River after flowing through Rolling Hills Lake, an extension of the lake, filled when the dam was raised in 1939. Irrigation canals are built between the lake and the Bow River, as well as in the agricultural area north and east of the lake. Kinbrook Island Provincial Park was established in the eastern shore of the lake on November 14, 1951.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c University of Alberta. "Atlas of Alberta Lakes - Lake Newell". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ Alberta Community Development. "Kinbrook Island Provincial Park". Retrieved 2008-03-14.
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