▁is ▁a ▁key ▁point ▁for ▁many ▁sp aw ning ▁fish ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁west , ▁north , ▁and ▁east ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Iron wood ▁Lake ▁are ▁domin ated ▁by ▁large ▁hills , ▁while ▁the ▁southern ▁shore ▁features ▁two ▁large ▁est u aries . ▁The ▁lake ▁water ▁var ies ▁significantly ▁in ▁colour ▁and ▁composition ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁r anging ▁from ▁cloud y ▁to ▁clear . ▁The ▁bottom ▁of ▁Iron wood ▁lake ▁also ▁var ies ▁significantly , ▁with ▁some ▁sections ▁covered ▁in ▁mud dy ▁s ilt , ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁clean ▁sand ▁or ▁gla cial ▁de br is . ▁Iron wood ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁per ch , ▁northern ▁pi ke , ▁wal ley e , ▁bur bot , ▁and ▁lake ▁white fish . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁boat ▁launch ▁and ▁camp ground ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore . ▁ ▁Lake ▁statistics ▁Mor ph ometric ▁and ▁hydro log ical ▁characteristics ▁of ▁water b od ies ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Area ▁ ▁Summer ▁water ▁characteristic ▁of ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Area ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁and ▁land ▁use ▁conflicts ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Park ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Area ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁conflicts ▁with ▁other ▁regional ▁land ▁users . ▁ ▁CF B ▁Cold ▁Lake ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁imped iments ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Park ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁stem med ▁from ▁concerns ▁of ▁nearby ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁Base ▁Cold ▁Lake . ▁During ▁public ▁consult ations ▁on ▁the