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Lac Sante
Lac Sante is located in Alberta
Lac Sante
Lac Sante
LocationCounty of Two Hills No. 21 / County of St. Paul No. 19, Alberta
Coordinates53°50′33″N 111°33′14″W / 53.84250°N 111.55389°W / 53.84250; -111.55389
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length10.4 km (6.5 mi)
Max. width3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Average depth9 m (30 ft)
Max. depth27 m (89 ft)

Lac Sante is a lake best known for boating and other watersports. It has an area of 2,478 acres (1,003 ha)[1] and is located in northern Alberta between Two Hills and St. Paul. Lac Sante has two public boat launches, one in each County. There is also a public day use area at the Two Hills county boat launch.

In 1993 it was home to 150 breeding western grebes but by 2008 there were none left.[2]

References

  1. ^ Vermeer, Kees (1973). "Some Aspects of the Nesting Requirements of Common Loons in Alberta". The Wilson Bulletin. 85 (4): 429–435. JSTOR 4160388.
  2. ^ Erickson, Mara (2012). Status of the Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) in Alberta: Update 2012. Alberta Conservation Association. p. 17. ISBN 9781460100332.
  • Lac Sante, Alberta - Boundary (GIS data, polygon features) from Open government portal, Government of Alberta