Davy Lake

Not to be confused with Davey Lake (Saskatchewan).

Davy Lake
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Location	Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates	58°51′N108°17′W / 58.850°N 108.283°W / 58.850; -108.283
Part of	Mackenzie River drainage basin
Primary inflows	MacFarlane River
River sources	Canadian Shield
Primary outflows	MacFarlane River
Basin  countries	Canada
Surface area	11,102 ha (27,430 acres)
Shore length1	93 km (58 mi)
Surface elevation	348 m (1,142 ft)
Settlements	None
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Davy Lake ^[1] is a large lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is along the course of the MacFarlane River, ^[2] which flows into Lake Athabasca and is part of the Mackenzie River drainage basin. Davy Lake is named after Warrant Officer 1 Henry Davy who had died on 24 June 1944 during World War II.

Origin of name

Davy Lake was named after Warrant Officer 1 Henry William (Bill) Davy Jr. DFC of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan as part of the Saskatchewan government's geo-memorial naming program of the 1950s and 1960s. He flew with No. 156 Squadron RAF as a navigator during the Second World War. His Avro Lancaster III JB230 was shot down on 24 June 1944, just east of Lille during a night raid on the flying bomb works at Coubronnes. His grave is located at a Zuytpeene churchyard near Cassel, Nord, France. ^[3]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Davy Lake include lake whitefish, lake trout, and northern pike. ^[4]

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Davy Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
2. "MacFarlane River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
3. "In memory of Warrant Officer class 1 Henry William Davy DFC". Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
4. Siemens, Matthew. "Davy Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 3 March 2025.