Costigan Lake

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Costigan Lake
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Costigan Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
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Costigan Lake
Costigan Lake (Canada)
Location Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates 56°57′00″N105°54′02″W / 56.95000°N 105.90056°W / 56.95000; -105.90056
Part of Mackenzie River drainage basin and Churchill River drainage basin
Primary outflows Geikie River
Basin  countries Canada
Surface area6,415 ha (15,850 acres) [1]
Max. depth38.8 m (127 ft)
Shore length1295 km (183 mi)
Surface elevation543 m (1,781 ft)
SettlementsNone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Costigan Lake [2] is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the source of the Geikie River, which is the primary inflow for the bifurcating Wollaston Lake.

Contents

Costigan Lake Lodge, which is a fly-in only camp and outfitters, is "located on a sandy pine-covered ridge, in a peaceful bay on Costigan Lake". [3]

Description

Costigan Lake is a large, irregularly shaped lake with many bays, peninsulas, and islands in the Canadian Shield. Its primary outflow is the Geikie River [4] which flows out from the eastern end of the lake. [5] The river flows eastward into Wollaston Lake. Wollaston Lake — with its two outflows — drains through the Churchill River system to Hudson Bay and the Mackenzie River system to the Arctic Ocean. [6]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Costigan Lake include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, burbot, cisco, lake trout, lake whitefish, longnose sucker, and white sucker. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Costigan Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Costigan Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Costigan Lake Lodge". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Geikie River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Costigan Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Lewry, Marilyn. "Wollaston Lake". University of Regina. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Siemens, Matthew. "Costigan Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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