Beatty Lake | |
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Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
Coordinates | 54°30′48″N107°53′02″W / 54.5134°N 107.8839°W |
Part of | Churchill River drainage basin |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 20.84 ha (51.5 acres) |
Max. depth | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
Shore length1 | 1.83 km (1.14 mi) |
Surface elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Beatty Lake [1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. [2] The lake is set in rolling hills of jack pine forest and muskeg in Saskatchewan's Northern Administration District. The lake is adjacent to Beaver River near where Beatty Creek [3] flows into Beaver River. Access is from the Hanson Lake Road. [4] [5]
Beatty Lake Recreation Site ( 54°30′39″N107°52′54″W / 54.5108°N 107.8818°W ) [6] is a recreation site that encompasses the entirety of Beatty Lake and extends as far east as Beaver River and Highway 155. The park has 12 campsites, a fish cleaning station, dock, and a sandy beach. Several hiking trails branch out from the park into the surrounding hills. [7] [8]
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