Lake · Clearwater County, Alberta
Cow Lake
Overview
- Area
- 836 ha (2,066 acres)
- Mean depth (estimated)
- ≈ 4.9 m (16 ft)
Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)
Fish
- Brown trout Salmo truttaStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: Government of Alberta, Forestry and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Government of Alberta, Forestry and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Alberta Forestry and Parks
Public access
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.5 cm | 8,000 |
| May 7, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 15.1 cm | 8,000 |
| May 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 15.1 cm | 8,000 |
| May 23, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 17.1 cm | 16,000 |
| May 2, 2025 | Brown Trout | 18.7 cm | 5,000 |
| May 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 20 cm | 4,557 |
| May 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 11.4 cm | 15,332 |
| May 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 20.1 cm | 5,411 |
| May 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 20.1 cm | 4,032 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 18.5 cm | 7,775 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 18.9 cm | 7,110 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 18.3 cm | 10,000 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 20 cm | 10,000 |
| May 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 15.5 cm | 25,102 |
| May 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 20 cm | 8,043 |
| May 3, 2024 | Brown Trout | 19.8 cm | 1,500 |
| May 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 8.2 cm | 4,713 |
| May 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 8.2 cm | 22,088 |
| May 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 8 cm | 23,199 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 17.1 cm | 1,613 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 53.
Sources and licences
- Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
- Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
- Fish stocking: Government of Alberta, Forestry and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta · Open Government Licence – Alberta
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.