Red Deer Lake is a fresh water alkaline lake situated near

Bashaw Bashaw may refer to: Places ;Canada * Bashaw, Alberta ** Bashaw Airport ;United States * Bashaw, Wisconsin, a town * Bashaw, Burnett County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Bashaw Township, Brown County, Minnesota Others * Mose Bashaw (188 ...

central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy. Geography Central Alberta is bordered ...

, Canada. The long lake is located northwest of the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 53. In descending order of surface area, it straddles the boundaries of

Ponoka County Ponoka County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. It covers and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta". History Ponoka County was founded on January 1, 1952. The county's first public officials were Mr. Bruce Ramsey, who ...

Camrose County Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose Cou ...

, and the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. The lake is drained through a series of marshes into the

Battle River Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Battle River flows for and drains a total area of . Its mean discharge at the mouth is 10 m³/s. ...

. The lake has been steadily dropping since 1974 when it was 771.5 m to the 2018 level of 768.6 m, on average 7 cm per year. The cause of the drop is a mystery but losses to groundwater is suspected.

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Camrose County Lakes of Alberta Ponoka County County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 {{CentralAlberta-geo-stub

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