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Little Bow Lake Reservoir
Little Bow Lake Reservoir
Location	Vulcan County, Alberta
Coordinates	50°11′40″N 112°40′26″W / 50.19444°N 112.67389°W / 50.19444; -112.67389
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Surface area	5.44 km (2.10 sq mi)
Average depth	4.3 m (14 ft)
Max. depth	11 m (36 ft)
Surface elevation	853 m (2,799 ft)
References	Little Bow Lake Reservoir

Little Bow Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in Alberta. It is popular in the area as a swimming hole and fishing spot.

History

The land that is now Little Bow Lake Reservoir used to be a depression in a flat, grassy prairie. The area was used by the Blackfoot tribe as a hunting ground for buffalo. The Canadian government filled the depression with water in 1920 with water from the Little Bow River.

v t e Hydrography of Alberta
Rivers	Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Clearwater Crowsnest Elbow Ghost Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan
Waterfalls	Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Lundbreck Panther Sunwapta
Lakes	Amisk Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold Crowsnest Des Arcs Garner Hubbles Jackfish La Biche St. Cyr Lesser Slave Miquelon North Wabasca Lake Pigeon Santé Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun
Reservoirs	Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis Little Bow Lake Reservoir McGregor Minnewanka Glenmore Milk River Ridge Sikome Gleniffer
Glaciers	Athabasca Bow Columbia Icefield Crowfoot Hector Peyto Saskatchewan Vulture Wapta Waputik Icefield
Other	Hay-Zama Wetlands Peace–Athabasca Delta Whooping Crane Summer Range (wetlands)
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