Crowsnest Lake is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

in southwestern Alberta,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

. It lies near the summit of the

Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass, ) is a low mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border. Geography The pass is located in southeast British Columbia an ...

in the southern

Canadian Rockies The Canadian Rockies () or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part of the Canadian Cordillera, w ...

and gives rise to the

Crowsnest River The Crowsnest River is a tributary to the Oldman River in southern Alberta, southwestern Alberta, Canada. Location From its source in Crowsnest Lake (Alberta), Crowsnest Lake at an elevation of about in the Canadian Rockies, Crowsnest River me ...

.Canada NTS Map 82G/10 Crowsnest, 1:50,000.

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