Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area

53.4614° N, 112.5208° W

Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area is a 175 km² natural area 3.6 km northeast of Tofield, in Alberta. It was established in 1999.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Beaverhill Lake (121 km²).

Area
175 km²
Established
1999
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued 3:43 p.m. MDT Thursday
The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel.

Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday. 

Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain.

Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday. 

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 7:43 a.m. MDT

8.2 °C

Wind SE 11 km/h

Observed at Elk Island (National Park), as of 10:00 p.m. MDT Thursday

Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 5 mm. Low 7.

Weather: Elk Island (National Park) (local forecast), as of 10:01 p.m. MDT Thursday

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:11 a.m.
Sunrise
7:46 a.m.
Sunset
6:47 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:21 p.m.
Moonrise
6:42 a.m.
Moonset
6:06 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Lamont County, as of 2:00 a.m. MDT

In the park

RankFeatureArea
1Beaverhill Lake121 km²

Official record

Designation
Natural area
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Lands Operations Division, Alberta Forestry and Parks