Muriel Lake is a closed basin lake in Alberta, Canada.[1] Although its water level has been steadily declining since 1980, this is tied to precipitation and tends to fluctuate in water level.[2][3]

Muriel Lake
Muriel Lake is located in Alberta
Muriel Lake
Muriel Lake
LocationBonnyville No. 87, Alberta
Coordinates54°08′46″N 110°41′21″W / 54.14611°N 110.68917°W / 54.14611; -110.68917
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length10.7 km (6.6 mi)
Max. width10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Surface area64.1 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Average depth6.6 m (22 ft)
Max. depth10.7 m (35 ft)
Surface elevation559 m (1,834 ft)
ReferencesMuriel Lake

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  1. ^ Atlas of Alberta Lakes Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine - Lakes in Alberta - University of Alberta Press, 1990
  2. ^ van der Kamp, Garth; Keir, Dwayne; Evans, Marlene S (January 2008). "Long-Term Water Level Changes in Closed-Basin Lakes of the Canadian Prairies". Canadian Water Resources Journal. 33 (1): 23–38. doi:10.4296/cwrj3301023. ISSN 0701-1784. S2CID 110220778.
  3. ^ "Canada's Changing Climate Report (CCCR)". 2019. p. 303. Retrieved 2021-02-10.