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Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada.It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies, at an altitude of 1920 m.. The lake lies south of the Bow Summit, east of the Waputik Range (views including Wapta Icefield, Bow Glacier, Bow Peak, Mount Thompson, Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Mountain) and west of the Dolomite Pass, Dolomite Peak and Cirque Peak.
Mount Jimmy Simpson is a 2,966-metre (9,731-foot) summit located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) northwest of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Thompson, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest. [2]
Bow Lake is one of several small lakes in the region, including Lake Burien and Angle Lake. These lakes formed as glaciers retreated during the Last Ice Age, and are spring-fed. Native Americans used these lakes for fishing and hunting waterfowl. [2] Before the airport was built, the area around the lake was largely rural.
Bow Lake may refer to: In the United States: Bow Lake (New Hampshire) Bow Lake Village, New Hampshire, at the outlet of Bow Lake; Bow Lake (SeaTac, Washington)
The lake is best seen from Bow Summit, the highest point on the Icefields Parkway. [4] The lake is fed by Peyto Creek, which drains water from Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield). Peyto Lake is the origin of the Mistaya River, [5] which heads northwest from the lake's outflow. Peyto Lake seen from Bow Summit
Bow Lake is a 1,149-acre (465 ha) [1] water body located in Strafford and Rockingham counties in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Strafford and Northwood. Its outlet is the Isinglass River , flowing east to the Atlantic Ocean via the Cocheco and Piscataqua rivers.
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Bow Hut is located near the headwaters of the Bow River, about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Lake Louise, Alberta along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. The hut is situated above Bow Lake on the east edge of the Wapta Icefield, at an altitude of 2,350 metres (7,710 ft). [3] It is about 1 kilometre northeast of Saint Nicholas Peak.