Moraine Lake

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Moraine Lake is a glacially fed, vividly turquoise lake in the Canadian Rockies, renowned for its dramatic mountain backdrop and iconic status as one of Canada’s most photographed natural landscapes.

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Moraine Lake canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessBy bicycle ⓘ
shuttle bus ⓘ
tour bus ⓘ
accessRestricted yes ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
color turquoise ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
distanceFromCalgary approximately 190 kilometres by road ⓘ
distanceFromLakeLouiseVillage approximately 14 kilometres ⓘ
approximately 8.7 miles ⓘ
elevation approximately 1884 metres above sea level ⓘ
approximately 6181 feet above sea level ⓘ
featuredOn Canadian postage stamps ⓘ
former Canadian twenty-dollar banknote ⓘ
frozenDuring winter ⓘ
governingBody Parks Canada ⓘ
hasViewpoint Rockpile Trail viewpoint ⓘ
inPhotographicIconographyOf Canada ⓘ
knownFor dramatic mountain backdrop ⓘ
photography ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ
vivid turquoise water ⓘ
locatedIn Alberta ⓘ
Banff National Park ⓘ
Canadian Rockies ⓘ
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 14 metres ⓘ
approximately 46 feet ⓘ
near Lake Louise village ⓘ
linked to: Lake Louise
nearestMajorCity Calgary ⓘ
outflow Moraine Creek ⓘ
partOf Valley of the Ten Peaks ⓘ
popularActivity canoeing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
protectedUnder Canada National Parks Act ⓘ
roadAccess Moraine Lake Road ⓘ
surfaceArea about 0.19 square miles ⓘ
about 0.5 square kilometres ⓘ
surroundedBy Ten Peaks ⓘ
touristSeason late spring to early fall ⓘ
vehicleAccessPolicy private vehicles generally restricted during peak season ⓘ
waterSource glacial meltwater ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Banff National Park → contains → Moraine Lake ⓘ