Gleniffer Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area Camping
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Overview
A brief introduction to Gleniffer Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area
Gleniffer Lake also known as Gleniffer Reservoir or originally Lake Gleniffer
is an artificial lake in central Alberta, Canada created in 1983 by the construction of the Dickson Dam which impounded the Red Deer River, a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River which flows into the Saskatchewan River Basin.
It lies at an elevation of 945 metres (3,100 ft), and is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide. The lake is south of Highway 54 and east of the Cowboy Trail, 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Innisfail, Alberta and 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Caroline.
The lake has a surface of 17.6 square kilometres (6.8 sq mi), and a watershed of 5,610 square kilometres (2,170 sq mi). It has an average depth of 11.6 metres (38 ft), and reaches a maximum of 33 metres (108 ft).
Gleniffer Lake has day-use areas, cottages, a campground and resort developments including Carefree Resort and Gleniffer Lake Resort.
The lake reservoir is a source of drinking water for the surrounding area.
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Other nearby parks
Open to camping at other nearby parks? Here are a few other parks you'll find in the vicinity.
- Red Lodge Provincial Park
- Jarvis Bay Provincial Park
- Aspen Beach Provincial Park
- Rocky Mountain House National Park
- Strachan Provincial Recreation Area
- Crimson Lake Provincial Park
- Prairie Creek Provincial Recreation Area
- Chambers Creek Group Camp Provincial Recreation Area
- Medicine Lake Provincial Recreation Area
- Ghost Airstrip Provincial Recreation Area
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