Elkwater Lake is a small lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in southeastern Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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It is located in the northwest corner of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is an interprovincial park straddling the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan border, located southeast of Medicine Hat...

, along the Buffalo Trail. The tourist community of Elkwater

Elkwater, Alberta

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 is located on the southern shore of the lake.

Elkwater is the translation of Ponokiokwe, the Blackfoot

Blackfoot

The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana....

 name of the lake.

Elkwater lake has a surface of 2.31 km² (0.891895986348756 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 8.4 m (27.6 ft). It lies in the hydrographic basin of the South Saskatchewan River

South Saskatchewan River

The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan....

 and has a drainage area of 25.7 km² (9.9 sq mi).

It is a mesotrophic lake, and contains a fishery for Yellow Perch

Yellow perch

The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...

 and Northern Pike

Northern Pike

The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...

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