Iosegun Lake facts for kids
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 Iosegun Lake
Location in Alberta
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| Location | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 54°28′37″N 116°50′57″W / 54.47694°N 116.84917°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4.1 m (13 ft) |
| Max. depth | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 774 m (2,539 ft) |
Iosegun Lake is a lake in northwest Alberta within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located north of Fox Creek, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from Highway 43.
Iosegun is a name derived from an Indigenous language denoting "tail".
Provincial recreation area
The Iosegun Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located on the southeast shore of Iosegun Lake at the mouth of an unnamed creek originating at nearby Raspberry Lake to the east.
Camping
Operated by the Town of Fox Creek, the recreation area includes a campground featuring 52 campsites, a day use site, and a group use site. Camping season begins on May 24 and ends on October 1.
Recreation
Other recreational activities include canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and water skiing.
Fish species
Fish species in Iosegun Lake include burbot, lake whitefish, northern pike, spottail shiner, trout-perch, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
