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Cabri Lake
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Cabri Lake
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Cabri Lake
Cabri Lake (Canada)
Location Saskatchewan
Coordinates 51°06′N109°44′W / 51.100°N 109.733°W / 51.100; -109.733
Type Salt lake
Primary outflows None
Basin  countries Canada
Surface area865.6 ha (2,139 acres) [1]
Surface elevation588 m (1,929 ft)
SettlementsNone

Cabri Lake [2] is an endorheic, salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the south-west region of the province near the border with Alberta in the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261. [3] Cabri Lake is in the semi-arid Palliser's Triangle and can completely dry up during drought years.

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Cabri Lake is within the Mantario Hills (SK 047) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada, which is a significant staging area for Canadian geese and nesting area for the ferruginous hawk. [4]

Cabri Lake Effigy

Cabri Lake is of archeological significance as its shore is the site of the Cabri Lake Effigy – also called the Cabri Lake Stone Man – boulder monument that is believed to represent a shaman. [5] [6] Tours of the lake and Cabri Hills archeological site are organized by the Archaeological & Historical Society of West-Central Saskatchewan. [7]

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References

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