Musreau Lake (Alberta)

Musreau Lake
Musreau Lake
Location	Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta
Coordinates	54°33′N 118°37′W
Primary inflows	Six inlet creeks
Primary outflows	Musreau Creek into; Kakwa River into; Smoky River
Catchment area	101 km (63 mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Max. width	2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Surface area	5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Max. depth	13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Shore length1	13.4 km (8.3 mi)
Surface elevation	871.9 m (2,861 ft)
Settlements	Grande Prairie
References
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Musreau Lake is a Mesotrophic lake northwestern Alberta. The closest city is Grande Prairie, Alberta. It has Six inlet creeks and outflows out to Musreau Creek that links to the Kakwa River, then the Smoky River. A small lake directly to the west is named Little Musreau Lake connected by a short unnamed creek, both are within the Musreau Lake Provincial Recreation Area established in 1978.

Fauna

There are seven different types of fish found in the lake these include; The longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), burbot (Lota lota), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), northern pearl dace (Margariscus nachtriebi), and the brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni).

Flora

The lake contains Water lilies, Bulrush, and Horsetail. Trees in the area are the White spruce (Picea glauca), Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), Black spruce (Picea mariana), and Willows.

External links

• Parks Alberta