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Elkwater Lake

49.6678° N, 110.295° W

Elkwater Lake, Alberta. 49.6678° N, 110.295° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/ab/elkwater-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Elkwater Lake covers 2.18 km², Alberta. It lies 36 km southwest of Walsh.

Area
2.18 km²
Shoreline
13 km
Elevation
1,224 m

Today on the water

9.6 °C

Wind SE 17 km/h

Observed at Cypress Hills (Provincial Park), as of 10:00 p.m. MDT Thursday

Wind from the southeast: the southeast shore is the sheltered side.

Time2 a.m.5 a.m.8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.
Wind km/hS 20S 20SW 20SW 20SW 40SW 40SW 30
Gusts km/h4040606050
Temp. °C97915212014
Precip. %0000000

Tonight: A few clouds. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this evening. Low 6.

Weather: Cypress Hills (Provincial Park) (local forecast), as of 10:00 p.m. MDT Thursday

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:01 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:30 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Medicine Hat, as of 1:00 a.m. MDT