Lake Minnewanka - Banff National Park is a photograph by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography which was uploaded on August 4th, 2015.
Lake Minnewanka - Banff National Park
Copyright: Christiane Schulze
Lake Minnewanka is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about five... more
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Lake Minnewanka - Banff National Park
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Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
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Copyright: Christiane Schulze
Lake Minnewanka is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about five kilometres (3.1 miles) northeast of the Banff townsite. The lake is 28 km (17 mi) long and 142 m (466 ft) deep, making it the longest lake in the mountain parks of the Canadian Rockies (the result of a power dam at the west end).
The lake is fed by the Cascade River, flowing east of Cascade Mountain, and runs south through Stewart Canyon as it empties into the western end of the lake. Numerous streams flowing down from Mount Inglismaldie, Mount Girouard and Mount Peechee on the south side of the lake also feed the lake.
Aboriginal people long inhabited areas around Lake Minnewanka, as early as 10,000 years ago, according to stone tools and a Clovis point spearhead discovered by archaeologists. The area is rich in animal life (e.g. elk, mule deer, mountain sheep, bears) and the easy availability of rock in the mountainous terrain was key to fashioning weapons for hunting.
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