Calling Lake is a large lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in north-central Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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It has a total area of 134 km² (51.7 sq mi) and is located in a large bend of the Athabasca River

Athabasca River

The Athabasca River originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada...

, 60 km north of the town of Athabasca

Athabasca, Alberta

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 on Highway 813.

The Calling Lake Provincial Park

Calling Lake Provincial Park

Calling Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Athabasca, north of Edmonton.It is a boreal forest reserve located north of Athabasca on highway 813, on the southern shore of Calling Lake...

 is located on the southern shore of the lake, and the Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 First Nations

First Nations

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 reserve

Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...

 of the Bigstone Cree

Cree

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 Nation is established in the hamlet of Calling Lake on the eastern shore.

The waters of the lake are drained through the Calling River into the Athabasca River

Athabasca River

The Athabasca River originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada...

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