Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within Northern Sunrise County

Northern Sunrise County, Alberta

Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County...

. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986

Alberta Highway 986

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, 79 km (49.1 mi) east of Peace River

Peace River, Alberta

Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...

 and 68 km (42.3 mi) west of the Bicentennial Highway (Highway 88).

The community straddles the boundary between the Woodland Cree First Nation reserve and Northern Sunrise County

Northern Sunrise County, Alberta

Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County...

. The western portion of the community, located within the reserve, is known as the Cadotte Lake Indian Settlement, while the eastern portion, located within Northern Sunrise County, is designated a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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Cadotte Airport

Cadotte Airport

Cadotte Airport, , was located adjacent to Cadotte Lake, Alberta, Canada.- External links :* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...

 is located 2.7 km (1.7 mi) east of the settlement.

The community is named for the nearby lake, as is the out-flowing Cadotte River

Cadotte River

The Cadotte River is a river in northern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Peace River.The river gives the name to the Cadotte Member, a stratigraphical unit oif the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.-Course:...

, which lends its name to the Cadotte Member of the Peace River Formation

Peace River Formation

The Peace River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.It takes the name from the Peace River, and was first described on the banks of the river, downstream from the Smoky River confluence to the mouth of the Notikewin River by McConnell...

, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock...

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Demographics

The population of the Hamlet of Cadotte Lake according to Northern Sunrise County's 2010 municipal census is 65.

According to the 2006 Canada Census, the population of the Woodland Cree portion of Cadotte Lake is 236 living in 76 dwellings (derived from Dissemination Blocks 4817026205 and 4817026206).