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Amisk Lake
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Amisk Lake is located in Alberta
Amisk Lake
Amisk Lake
Location in Alberta
Location Athabasca County, Alberta
Coordinates 54°35′37″N 112°37′59″W / 54.59361°N 112.63306°W / 54.59361; -112.63306
Type Oxbow
Primary inflows Beaver River
Primary outflows Amisk River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 6.34 km (3.94 mi)
Max. width 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
Surface area 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Average depth 15.5 m (51 ft)
Max. depth 60 m (200 ft)
Residence time 8 days
Shore length1 24.6 m (81 ft)
Surface elevation 611 m (2,005 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Amisk Lake is a lake located in central Alberta about 175 km (109 mi) northeast of the City of Edmonton and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the village of Boyle.

History

In the 1940s a Mink farm and resort with boat and cabin rentals were established on the northwest shore of the lake. Later it was replaced with two subdivisions and a trailer park which was built at the north end of the lake. However a majority of the shoreline remains undeveloped.

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