Moraine Lake, Banff National Park?

Question

I was thinking about travelling to Alberta, Canada with my wife, and I had a few questions about Moraine Lake. Can you swim in this lake? How deep is the water? What is the closest major airport to this lake?

Answer 1

http://banfftravelguide.com/activities.h...

This should help you a little, although i'm still not too sure about swimming in Moraine Lake, i think it's a Glacier lake, so it may be too cold.  There are other recrational lakes there though.

Answer 2

Morraine Lake is WAY too cold for swimming.  It comes directly off a glacier.     However, canoeing across it is wonderful  It is my favourite lake out there.

The closest airport is Calgary.   it's about 2 hours or so to drive out to Morraine.     It is very close to Lake Louise as well, and just west of Banff.