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The lake has three main bays: First is the larger Main Bay which is 6.5 meters at its deepest point and has two islands. Second is
Secondary Bay which is smaller than main bay and has one large island which is privately owned. Last is Parlby Bay (also known as mirror bay) which Is a lot smaller than
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619:Bridal Veil
464:Hydrography
314:The Narrows
270:in central
266:is a large
240:Settlements
178:Max. length
123:Mesotrophic
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79:Coordinates
1039:Categories
936:(wetlands)
825:Minnewanka
810:Kananaskis
782:Reservoirs
677:Beaverhill
601:Waterfalls
534:Little Bow
509:Clearwater
344:References
210:Max. depth
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148:Tail Creek
89:52°29′33″N
863:Athabasca
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702:Des Arcs
649:Sunwapta
624:Crescent
564:Red Deer
288:Red Deer
70:Central
67:Location
898:Vulture
800:Brazeau
795:Barrier
790:Abraham
772:Wabamun
767:Utikuma
727:St. Cyr
712:Hubbles
682:Bistcho
644:Panther
559:Pembina
504:Brazeau
468:Alberta
272:Alberta
231:Islands
72:Alberta
883:Hector
840:Sikome
762:Sylvan
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549:Oldman
494:Beaver
489:Battle
476:Rivers
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368:24 Nov
338:Burbot
312:, and
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169:Canada
990:This
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903:Wapta
888:Peyto
752:Santé
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