Waterton Lake
| Location: | Alberta, Canada | Latitude (N): | 49.05° | Longitude (W): | 113.90° |
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| Site notes: | In Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Park spans the international border, southwest Alberta and northwest Montana. Lake is in east slopes of the Rockies and consists of a system of three lakes. Upper Waterton Lake (the largest basin) is separated from Middle Waterton Lake by a rock barrier and narrows (the Bosphorus). Lower Waterton Lake, the smallest, is about 1.5 km downstream on the Waterton River. | ||||
- Eyles, N., J. I. Boyce, J. D. Halfman, and B. Koseoglu 2000
- Seismic Stratigraphy of Waterton Lake, a Sediment-Starved
Glaciated Basin in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada and
Montana, USA.
Sedimentary Geology 130:283-311.
AEU SCI Q 581 S44 Site discussed: Upper Waterton Lake, Middle Waterton Lake.
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