Type Glacial Basin countries Canada Surface elevation 1,800 m Length 5.3 km Province Alberta | Primary outflows Bow River Max. length 5.3 km (3.3 mi) Area 5.23 km² Width 1.2 km | |
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Location Banff National Park, Alberta's Rockies Primary inflows Similar Banff National Park, Rocky Mountains, Canadian Rockies, Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier | ||
Hector Lake is a small glacial lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies.
Map of Hector Lake, Improvement District No. 9, AB, Canada
It is named after James Hector, a geologist and naturalist with the Palliser Expedition.
The lake is formed in a valley of the Waputik Range, north of the Waputik Icefield, between Pulpit Peak, Mount Balfour, Crowfoot Mountain and Bow Peak. Hector Glacier and Mount Hector rise on the opposite side of the Bow River.
Hector Lake is one of the lakes that line the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, other such lakes being Bow Lake, Lake Louise, Peyto Lake, Mistaya Lake, Waterfowl Lakes, Chephren Lake and Sunwapta Lake.
Hector Lake is the second lake from the headwaters of Bow River, the first one being Bow Lake, and has a total area of 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi).