Water Valley, Alberta
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Water Valley is an unincorporated community within Mountain View County
, Alberta
, Canada
. Situated amongst the foothills
of the Canadian Rockies
, Water Valley is approximately 83 kilometres (51.6 mi) from the City of Calgary
, along Highway 579 west of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). Water Valley boasts a small, but thriving commercial sector, along with a number of permanent residents, and is situated close to Winchell Lake, the Little Red Deer River and the Water Valley Golf Course.
Water Valley is also included within the Water Valley / Winchell Lake Rural Neighbourhood of Mountain View County.
Mountain View County, Alberta
Mountain View County is a municipal district in Division No. 6 in the central Alberta, Canada. It is located between the cities of Calgary and Red Deer within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Mountain View County is a member of the Central Alberta Economic Partnership, Alberta Association of...
, 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
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...
. Situated amongst the foothills
Foothills
Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills to the adjacent topographically high mountains.-Examples:...
of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
, Water Valley is approximately 83 kilometres (51.6 mi) from the City of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, along Highway 579 west of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). Water Valley boasts a small, but thriving commercial sector, along with a number of permanent residents, and is situated close to Winchell Lake, the Little Red Deer River and the Water Valley Golf Course.
Water Valley is also included within the Water Valley / Winchell Lake Rural Neighbourhood of Mountain View County.