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In 1939, the provincial government was petitioned to have the lake classified as a bird sanctuary (Gould 1939). The region is now a
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follows another) formed when the 4,000 km (1,500 sq mi) of Lake
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205:Water volume
181:Surface area
145:Battle River
132:Battle River
1179:Chestermere
993:Bridal Veil
838:Hydrography
411:macrophytes
407:algal bloom
283:ribbon lake
247:Settlements
165:Max. length
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1350:Categories
1310:(wetlands)
1199:Minnewanka
1184:Kananaskis
1156:Reservoirs
1051:Beaverhill
975:Waterfalls
908:Little Bow
883:Clearwater
780:2014-10-14
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660:2018-05-22
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599:2014-10-13
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505:References
409:. Aquatic
301:meltwater
257:References
222:0.25 years
197:Max. depth
173:Max. width
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1219:Gleniffer
1131:Ste. Anne
1071:Crowsnest
1046:Athabasca
1013:Lundbreck
983:Athabasca
888:Crowsnest
858:Athabasca
469:lake chub
395:eutrophic
380:In 1885,
363:Blackfoot
359:Europeans
339:Coal Lake
1252:Crowfoot
1229:Glaciers
1204:Glenmore
1194:McGregor
1111:Miquelon
1096:La Biche
1091:Jackfish
1076:Des Arcs
1023:Sunwapta
998:Crescent
938:Red Deer
650:Edmonton
311:pemmican
61:Location
1272:Vulture
1174:Brazeau
1169:Barrier
1164:Abraham
1146:Wabamun
1141:Utikuma
1101:St. Cyr
1086:Hubbles
1056:Bistcho
1018:Panther
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303:channel
299:glacial
295:Camrose
287:Alberta
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1257:Hector
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1126:Santé
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1008:Elbow
1003:Crypt
948:Smoky
943:Slave
928:Peace
898:Ghost
893:Elbow
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401:Flora
366:tribe
335:Nisku
325:(the
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913:Milk
541:2016
528:ISBN
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