Lac la Biche (Alberta)

The Lac La Biche ( Cree Waskesiu Sakhahegan, " Elchsee " ) is a lake in the Canadian province of Alberta.

The lake is 160 kilometers northeast of Edmonton. On the southern shore is the same small town. Tributary of Lac La Biche is the Owl River. The La Biche River drains the lake to the north- west to the Athabasca River. The lake has a total area of 236 km ². Of this, 3.2 km ² island area. The bird sanctuary Lac La Biche Provincial Bird Sanctuary extends over the lake and its adjacent shores. On an island in the eastern part of the lake, which is connected by a causeway to the country, is the Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park.

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