Bonnie Lake (Alberta)

Bonnie Lake
Location	Smoky Lake County, Alberta
Coordinates	54°09′03″N 111°51′50″W / 54.15083°N 111.86389°W / 54.15083; -111.86389Coordinates: 54°09′03″N 111°51′50″W / 54.15083°N 111.86389°W / 54.15083; -111.86389
Lake type	Hyper-Eutrophic
Primary outflows	Stony Creek
Catchment area	49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width	1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Surface area	3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	3.1 m (10 ft)
Max. depth	6.1 m (20 ft)
Surface elevation	648 m (2,126 ft)

Bonnie Lake is a small lake in Alberta, Canada. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) outside of Vilna, Alberta, north of Highway 28, and is part of the North Saskatchewan River basin.

The lake has a surface of 3.77 km² (1.46 sq mi) and reaches a maximum depth of 6.1 m (20 ft), while the average depth is 3.1 m (10 ft). Bonnie Lake drains a total area of 49.6 km² (19.2 sq mi).^[1] The lake drains through its south shore into Stony Creek which empties into the North Saskatchewan River.

There is a small camp ground with 25 sites, power, and a beach, managed as the Bonnie Lake Provincial Recreation Area. There are very few fish in the lake, but there is a large number of birds on the lake. There is also a small golf course very close to the lake.

References

Hydrography of Alberta
Rivers	Athabasca Battle Beaver Bow Brazeau Crowsnest Elbow Hay Little Bow Milk North Saskatchewan Oldman Peace Pembina Red Deer Slave Smoky South Saskatchewan
Waterfalls	Athabasca Bow Bridal Veil Crescent Crypt Elbow Panther Sunwapta
Lakes	Athabasca Beaverhill Bistcho Claire Cold La Biche Lesser Slave Pigeon Ste. Anne Sylvan Utikuma Wabamun
Reservoirs	Abraham Barrier Brazeau Chestermere Kananaskis 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)