Primrose Lake

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Primrose Lake
Location Saskatchewan, Alberta
Coordinates 54°53′N 109°53′W / 54.883, -109.883Coordinates: 54°53′N 109°53′W / 54.883, -109.883
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 444 km² (171.4 sq mi)
Surface elevation 559 m (1,834 ft)

Primrose Lake is a large lake in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. The lake straddles the Alberta/Saskatchewan border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan.

Primrose Lake has a total area of 448 km² (173 sq mi), with 444 km² (171.4 sq mi) water area (of which 17.7 km² (6.8 sq mi) in Alberta) and lies at an elevation of 559 m (1,834 ft)[1]. It is connected to Cold Lake by the Martineau River.

Primrose Lake was used as launchsite for sounding rockets of the types super Loki and Arcas in Canada at 54°45′N, 110°03′W, which was in use between 1970 and 1981[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Atlas of Canada - Large Lakes in Canada
  2. ^ Astronautix - Launch sites
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