Ghost Lake is a reservoir in Western Alberta, Canada, formed along the Bow River. It is located approximately 45 km west of the city of Calgary and immediately west of Cochrane. The lake lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 1,188 m and is lined on the north shore by Highway 1A. Trans-Canada Highway passes a short distan…Ghost Lake is a reservoir in Western Alberta, Canada, formed along the Bow River. It is located approximately 45 km west of the city of Calgary and immediately west of Cochrane. The lake lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 1,188 m and is lined on the north shore by Highway 1A. Trans-Canada Highway passes a short distance to the south. It was formed in 1929 with the completion of the Ghost Dam, and was developed on land leased from the Nakoda first nations by Calgary Power Ltd. The lake and dam are primarily used for power generation. The Ghost plant generates an average of 173,000 megawatt hours each year. Calgary Power changed its name to TransAlta Utilities in 1981.
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