Beaver Lake (Saskatchewan)

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Beaver Lake
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Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake (Canada)
Location RM of Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan
Coordinates 49°50′29″N102°17′51″W / 49.8415°N 102.2974°W / 49.8415; -102.2974
Type Endorheic lake
Part of Red River drainage basin
Primary outflows None
Basin  countries Canada
Surface area21.1 ha (52 acres)
Shore length12 km (1.2 mi)
Settlements Kenosee Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Beaver Lake [1] is a lake in the south-eastern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, just north of the community of Kenosee Lake in Moose Mountain Provincial Park. [2] [3]

The lake and park are on a plateau called Moose Mountain Upland in the prairie pothole region of Saskatchewan.

There is a 7.2-kilometre trail that goes around Beaver Lake called Beaver Lake and Youell Lake Trails. [4]

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References

  1. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Beaver Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. "Moose Mountain Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. Siemens, Matthew. "Beaver Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. "Beaver Lake and Youell Lake Trails". AllTrails, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2024.