Abraham Lake
Abraham – artificial lake that appeared in Canada in 1972. This pond has a total area of 53.7 km2 with a maximum length of 32 km and a width of 3.3 km. The main goal of creating Abraham is to combine spring waters for subsequent use in hydropower. On the coastline of the reservoir you can observe photographers and outdoor enthusiasts. But Lake Abraham is very popular, primarily because of its unusual appearance.
His ice cover, filled with amazing bubbles, come together to see from many ends of the world. Especially such an unusual picture attracts amateur photographers. Although the lake is not natural, its waters are so blue that it can be compared to a pond of mountain origin.
At the last stage of the building of the Bighorn Dam, a competition for the best name of the lake was announced by local authorities. As a result, the pond was named after Silas Abraham, who lived among the Saskatchewan Valley in the 19th century.
In the adjacent territory there are several enterprises and even a helicopter platform. Most of the local land is not involved, various scientific works are carried out on it.
Abraham Lake is especially popular in winter, when ice crusts are taken. In this state, it is really attractive, because on its surface there are many eardial patterns and bubbles. The main reason for acquiring this species by the lake is methane, which rises from the bottom of the lake to the frozen crust. These gas bubbles freeze at different depths, which has a simply charming look.
Wonderful methane bubbles are quite common in such lakes. They can be observed in permafrost, but usually they hide under a snow cover because of which they do not attract too much attention.
On the surface of Lake Abraham there are various cracks and frozen crests of water.
An unusually beautiful surface of the pond comes together to see many tourists, as well as photographers. But the memories in people from such a walk are not very warm, because usually the local temperature holds approximately -30 ° C and lower, and in addition to this, cold winds simply burn in the Saskatchewan Valley. It is quite difficult to move along the ice surface, since it is very slippery and covered with bumps. But the lake’s ice is very transparent, through its entire thickness, which can vary from 5 to 25 cm, the bottom is very well visible.
To facilitate such an unusual risky trip, it is better to use the services provided by local tour offices.
There are several species of fish in Lake Abraham, among which perch, salmon, trout and charcoal are also found. Fishing is possible here, but an uneven coastline does not contribute to this. For fishing, you need to acquire special permission in Alberta.
In this area you can also see athletes who are engaged in kite snowboarding.
