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Iosegun Lake

Coordinates: 54°28′37″N 116°50′57″W / 54.47694°N 116.84917°W / 54.47694; -116.84917
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Iosegun Lake
Iosegun Lake is located in Alberta
Iosegun Lake
Iosegun Lake
LocationMunicipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta
Coordinates54°28′37″N 116°50′57″W / 54.47694°N 116.84917°W / 54.47694; -116.84917
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Surface area13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Average depth4.1 m (13 ft)
Max. depth11.2 m (37 ft)
Surface elevation774 m (2,539 ft)
ReferencesIosegun Lake

Iosegun Lake is a lake in northwest Alberta within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located north of Fox Creek, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from Highway 43.

Iosegun is a name derived from an Indigenous language denoting "tail".[1]

Provincial recreation area

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The Iosegun Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located on the southeast shore of Iosegun Lake at the mouth of an unnamed creek originating at nearby Raspberry Lake to the east.[2]

Camping

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Operated by the Town of Fox Creek, the recreation area includes a campground featuring 52 campsites, a day use site, and a group use site. Camping season begins on May 24 and ends on October 1.[3]

Recreation

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Other recreational activities include canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and water skiing.[3]

Fish species

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Fish species in Iosegun Lake include burbot, lake whitefish, northern pike, spottail shiner, trout-perch, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
  2. ^ "Fox Creek Intermunicipal Development Plan" (PDF). M.D. of Greenview No. 16/Town of Fox Creek. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  3. ^ a b c "Iosegun Lake Provincial Recreation Area". Government of Alberta (Tourism, Parks and Recreation). Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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