Gleniffer Lake is an artificial

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 lake in central Alberta

Central Alberta

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Canada

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The lake is formed along the Red Deer River

Red Deer River

The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...

 upstream of the Dickson Dam

Dickson Dam

Dickson Dam is a flow regulation dam on the Red Deer River which creates Gleniffer Lake in Alberta. The dam is located 20km west of the town of Innisfail and 50km southwest of the city of Red Deer.-Generation:...

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It lies at an elevation of 945 metres (3,100.4 ft), and is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide. This lake is located south of Highway 54

Alberta Highway 54

Highway 54 is an east–west highway located in central Alberta. It is in length, starting at Highway 22 west of the Village of Caroline and ending at Exit 365 of Highway 2 at the south end of the Town of Innisfail....

 and east of the Cowboy Trail, 36 kilometres (22.4 mi) west of Innisfail, Alberta

Innisfail, Alberta

Innisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54....

 and 36 kilometres (22.4 mi) east of Caroline

Caroline, Alberta

Caroline is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Red Deer. It is most famous for being the hometown of figure skater Kurt Browning, for whom the local ice rink is named.- Demographics :...

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The lake has a surface of 17.6 square kilometres (6.8 sq mi), and a watershed of 5610 square kilometres (2,166 sq mi). It has an average depth of 11.6 metres (38.1 ft), and reaches a maximum of 33 metres (108.3 ft).

There are 3 resort developments located on the shores of Gleniffer Lake.