Canoe Lake (Saskatchewan)

Canoe Lake
NASA map showing Canoe Lake at bottom centre [1]
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Location	Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates	55°10′00″N108°15′03″W / 55.1667°N 108.2508°W / 55.1667; -108.2508
Part of	Churchill River drainage basin
Primary inflows	Arseneault River Keely River
Primary outflows	Canoe River
Basin  countries	Canada
Surface area	19,260 ha (47,600 acres)
Max. depth	14.94 m (49.0 ft)
Shore length1	140 km (87 mi)
Surface elevation	437 m (1,434 ft)
Islands	Cole Island
Settlements	Canoe Narrows Cole Bay Jans Bay
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Canoe Lake is a lake in north-western Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ^[2]

Settlements on the lake include Canoe Narrows, Cole Bay, and Jans Bay. The lake is accessed from Highways 965 and 903. ^[3] On the western shore is a provincial recreation site called Canoe Lake Recreation Site. The Canoe River flows east from the lake to Lac Île-à-la-Crosse. ^[4]

History

In 1889, the Hudson's Bay Company established a post on Canoe Lake as a winter outpost of Île-à-la-Crosse. By 1933, it was abandoned. ^[5]

Canoe Lake Recreation Site

Most of the western shore of the lake from Cole Bay in the south to Anderson Bay is the north is part of Canoe Lake Recreation Site ( 55°12′43″N108°20′03″W / 55.2119°N 108.3343°W / 55.2119; -108.3343 ). ^[6] The park, which is leased to a private operator, covers an area of 1,585 ha (3,920 acres) and has a campground with 46 campsites. The park also has a boat launch and offers access to the lake for water sports, fishing, and swimming. Access is from Highway 903. ^[7]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include northern pike, lake whitefish, and longnose suckers. ^[8]

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan

References

1. "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". 24 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
2. "Canoe Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "Canoe Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
4. "Maps showing Canoe Lake, Saskatchewan". CanMaps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
5. "Hudson's Bay Company: Canoe Lake". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
6. "Canoe Lake Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
7. "Canoe Lake [Cole Bay] Recreation Site". BRMB Maps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
8. "Canoe Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 11 April 2023.