Big Lake, St. Albert

#3 among attractions in St. Albert

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Big Lake is a lake in Edmonton metropolitan region, Canada. It is located adjacent to the northwest corner of Edmonton and the southwest corner of St. Albert. Its primary inflow is the Sturgeon River. The lake sits on the sands and gravels of the Empress Formation, an aquifer 30 m below its surface that was laid down by retreating glacial meltwaters. ()

Area: 8.26 mi²Maximum depth: 13 ftElevation: 2126 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°35'59"N, 113°43'1"W

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Big Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Albert Grain Elevator Park, Holy Cross Cemetery, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, Lewis Farms.

3.9 miNE
Museum
St. Albert Grain Elevator Park, St. Albert
99 min walk • St. Albert Grain Elevator Park is an open-air museum which features two historic grain elevators and a reconstructed railway station.
5.6 miE
Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton
142 min walk • Holy Cross Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located at 14611 Mark Messier Trail NW in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The cemetery is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and was opened by the archdiocese in 1954.
0.7 miW
Park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
18 min walk • Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west from Edmonton and St. Albert. It was named after Lois Hole, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. The park is situated on the shores of Big Lake, on the lower course of the Sturgeon River, at an elevation of 660 m.
5.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Lewis Farms, Edmonton
133 min walk • Lewis Farms or Lewis Estates is a residential area in the west portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1988 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.
6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Terra Losa, Edmonton
153 min walk • Terra Losa is a mixed residential and commercial neighbourhood located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the east by 170 Street, on the south by 95 Avenue, on the west by 178 Street, and on the north by 100 Avenue and 99A Avenue.
6 miSE
53°31'35"N • 113°38'17"W
Belmead Community League, Edmonton
154 min walk • Park
2.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Pintail Landing, Edmonton
56 min walk • Pintail Landing is a future neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was named for northern pintail ducks that are native to nearby Big Lake.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Hawks Ridge, Edmonton
26 min walk • Hawks Ridge is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2010 through the adoption of the Big Lake Neighbourhood Three Neighbourhood Structure Plan, which was renamed as the Hawks Ridge NSP in July 2011.
1.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Kinglet Gardens, Edmonton
43 min walk • Kinglet Gardens is a future neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was named for golden-crowned kinglets and ruby-crowned kinglets that are native to nearby Big Lake.
4.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Stewart Greens, Edmonton
121 min walk • Stewart Greens is a new neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the east by Anthony Henday Drive and on the north by Stony Plain Road. Stony Plain Road provides access to locations west of the city.
5.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Place LaRue, Edmonton
132 min walk • Place LaRue is a commercial neighbourhood located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to the 2001 federal census, there were only 75 private dwellings located in the neighbourhood. By 2005, this had declined to 51. As of the 2019 municipal census, the population is 0.