Body of water
Abraham Lake
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Ellyn
August 12, 2022
An hour and a half drive . Beautiful lake. Serene and peaceful.
Whitney
May 22, 2021
The beauty of Abraham Lake draws visitors in every season. Skate over the bubble phenomenon in winter or paddle across turquoise waters in summer months. The lake makes a perfect day trip or picnic spot being a 30 minute drive from the cabin.
Laurie And Karen
August 14, 2022
Abraham Lake is an artificial lake and Alberta's largest reservoir. It is located in the "Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies' front range", on the North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta. A nice stopover on the David Thompson Highway on the way up or back from the city of Edmonton or the town of Rocky Mountain House, Abraham Lake was created in 1972 with the construction of the Bighorn Dam. Although man-made, it still possesses the blue colour of other glacial lakes in the Rocky Mountains.
Abraham Lake is an artificial lake and Alberta's largest reservoir. It is located in the "Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies' front range", on the North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta. A nice stopover on the David Thompson Highway on the way up or back from the city of Edmonton or…
Cacilia
July 5, 2020
Winter - Ice Bubbles - very beautiful
Rocky & Nancy
May 12, 2020
Abraham Lake was created in 1972, with the construction of the Bighorn Dam. The Government of Alberta sponsored a contest to name the lake in February 1972, during the final stages of construction of the Bighorn dam. Students across the province were asked to submit names taking into consideration "historical significance, prominent persons, geography and topography, and the value of the lake." It was named for Silas Abraham, an inhabitant of the Saskatchewan River valley in the nineteenth century. Although man-made, the lake has the blue color of other glacial lakes in the Rocky Mountains, which is caused by rock flour as in other glacial lakes. Another attraction that brings many to Abraham Lake are the winter Ice Bubbles which form from methane gas bubbling up from the lake bottom. Best viewed in January to February.
Abraham Lake was created in 1972, with the construction of the Bighorn Dam. The Government of Alberta sponsored a contest to name the lake in February 1972, during the final stages of construction of the Bighorn dam. Students across the province were asked to submit names taking into consideration "…