Abraham Lake, also known as Lake Abraham, is an artificial lake and Alberta's largest reservoir. It is located in the "Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies' front range", on the North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta, Canada.
Lake on the North Saskatchewan River
Plaque found at Abraham Lake
Bubbles on frozen Abraham Lake
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows eventually into the Hudson Bay.
North Saskatchewan River near Abraham Lake
The North Saskatchewan in Edmonton circa 1913. Steamboats in the foreground, construction of the High Level Bridge in the background, and mid-river piers for future Walterdale Bridge between.
The North Saskatchewan River flowing past the West River's Edge park in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
29 June 1915 cover of the Edmonton Daily Bulletin