Chestermere: Hwy 1 (North side of HWY)
The landscape around Chestermere is open prairie, shaped by broad horizons and a managed lakeshore, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. Immediately east of Calgary, the city combines expanding residential neighbourhoods and commercial corridors with Alberta’s agricultural plain. Chestermere Lake is not a natural lake; it forms part of the regional irrigation system connected to the Bow River. That practical origin remains central to the community’s identity, with the waterfront used for boating and public recreation. The level terrain also places Chestermere within the transport and service belt of the Calgary metropolitan area, while its lake gives the city a different focus from many neighbouring prairie settlements.
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Few communities in Alberta have a history as closely tied to irrigation reservoirs as Chestermere. The city grew around Chestermere Lake, a long, narrow reservoir east of Calgary that remains part of the Western Irrigation District’s water system, supplied from the Bow River. Today the lake is central to local life: its public shores and water draw walkers, paddlers and boaters in season, while neighbourhoods extend across the open prairie. Chestermere has developed from a seasonal lakeside settlement into a year-round city, retaining a distinct identity beside metropolitan Calgary. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Chestermere and Alberta.
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