Lea Park, Alberta
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Lea Park is an unincorporated community in Alberta
, Canada
. It is located in east-central Alberta
, between Lloydminster
and Bonnyville
.
The community was established on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River
at its confluence with the Vermilion River
, at an elevation of 545 metres (1,788.1 ft). The Jubilee Regional Park, administered by the village of Marwayne
, is located north of the community, along with the Lea Park golf course
.
The community gives the name to the Cretaceous
age Lea Park Formation
, which was described in an outcrop near Lea Park in 1918.
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located in east-central Alberta
Central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province...
, between Lloydminster
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
and Bonnyville
Bonnyville, Alberta
Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No...
.
The community was established on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
at its confluence with the Vermilion River
Vermilion River (Alberta)
The Vermilion River is located in east-central Alberta, Canada. Its lower course flows through Vermilion River County, which is named after this river. It is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.-Course:...
, at an elevation of 545 metres (1,788.1 ft). The Jubilee Regional Park, administered by the village of Marwayne
Marwayne, Alberta
Marwayne is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located north-west of the city of Lloydminster and west of the Saskatchewan border....
, is located north of the community, along with the Lea Park golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
.
The community gives the name to the Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
age Lea Park Formation
Lea Park Formation
The Lea Park Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Canada.It takes the name from the settlement of Lea Park, Alberta, located north-west of Lloydminster on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. It was first defined in an outcrop...
, which was described in an outcrop near Lea Park in 1918.