Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lake Newell is a large lake in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the city of Brooks, east of Veteran Highway. The man-made reservoir was filled in 1914 through the construction of the Bassano Dam. It was named after T.H. Newell, a landowner and irrigation expert. The County of Newell is in turn named after the lake. The lake covers a surface of 66.4 square kilometres (25.6 sq mi) and has a drainage basin of 84.6 square kilometres (32.7 sq mi). The shallow lake has an average depth of 4.8 metres (16 ft) and reaches a maximum depth of 19.8 metres (65 ft). It lies at an elevation of 765 metres (2,510 ft). The lake adjoins two man made wetlands: Kinbrook Marsh North and Kinbrook Marsh South.