This NA is located in the North Milk River watershed, just a few kilometres south of Ross Lake itself. It is composed of a large OC portion, with a smaller PNT site in the southwest corner.
Map of the Area
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Other Information
Ross Lake Natural Area, south of Magrath and approximately 10 km north of the Montana border, includes the largest Crown-owned area of foothills fescue grassland in Alberta. Parts of the area were not glaciated during the last Ice Age and, as a result, the site contains a number of rare plants and insects. This natural area was established as part of the Special Places Program (Alberta Parks website, 2012).
A central quarter section of this site, traversed by the trail, is private land.
Site Statistics
| Site Name | Ross Lake (OC) |
| Site Type | Natural Area |
| Subtype | Order-in-council (OC) |
| Natural Region(s) | Foothills Fescue |
| O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | 390/96 |
| PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 488 |
| Site # (Parks Website) | 515 |
| Total Area | 1956.42 ha. (4834.36 ac.) |
| Steward-Status | |
| Recreation Activities | none noted |
| IUCN | VI |
| Operated By | Parks Division |
| Notes and Comments |
| Site Name | Ross Lake (PNT) |
| Site Type | Natural Area |
| Subtype | Protective Notation (PNT) |
| Natural Region(s) | Foothills Fescue |
| O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | N/A |
| PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 488 |
| Site # (Parks Website) | N/A |
| Total Area | 128.16 ha. (316.70 ac.) |
| Steward-Status | |
| Recreation Activities | |
| IUCN | II*6 |
| Operated By | |
| Notes and Comments |
References
The following links are provided as a courtesy but are not verified or endorsed by SAPAA. Clicking on the link will cause you to leave the SAPAA website. Primary source of information is: Information & Facilities – Ross Lake Natural Area | Alberta Parks. All websites accessed 2022-11-12.
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