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This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan.
| Name | Location | Established | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasslands National Park | 1981 |
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| Prince Albert National Park | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1927 | 53°56′49″N106°23′20″W / 53.9469°N 106.3888°W |
The federal government transferred control of natural resources to the western provinces in 1930 with the Natural Resources Acts. At that time, the Saskatchewan government set up its own Department of Natural Resources. In an attempt to get people working and to encourage tourism during the Great Depression, several projects were set up by the government, including setting up a provincial park system in 1931. The founding parks include Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain, Good Spirit Lake, Moose Mountain, Katepwa Point, and Little Manitou. Greenwater Lake was added in 1932. Two more parks were added by the end of the 1930s and Little Manitou ceased to be a provincial park in 1956 and in 1962, it became a regional park. [1]
The list of parks, and their types, come from The Parks Act. [2]
Most Regional Parks are established as per the Regional Parks Act. Virtually all of the regional parks in Saskatchewan are affiliated with the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association (SRPA). The SPRA supports the parks by assisting with research, education, marketing, etc. [3]
A yearly park pass purchased at any SRPA park also grants access to all other SRPA parks.
The Meewasin Valley Authority Act, the Wakamow Valley Authority Act, and the Provincial Capital Commission Act also give authority to create regional parks.
The following is a list of all the regional parks: [4]
The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial recreation sites: [5]
The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial wildlife refuges: [10]
The list of protected areas below comes from the Parks Act. [2]
| # | Label | Area | Established | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradwell NWA | RM of Blucher No. 343 | 1968 | 51°54′30″N106°15′02″W / 51.9084°N 106.2506°W | |
| 2 | Last Mountain Lake NWA | RM of Wreford No. 280 | 1994 | 51°22′00″N105°14′02″W / 51.3667°N 105.2339°W | |
| 3 | Raven Island NWA | RM of Lake Lenore No. 399 | 1982 | 52°26′30″N105°00′02″W / 52.4417°N 105.0005°W | |
| 4 | Stalwart NWA | RM of Big Arm No. 251 | 1968 | 51°13'19.7"N 105°24'40.8"W | |
| 5 | St. Denis NWA | RM of Grant No. 372 | 1967 | Public access prohibited without permit | |
| 6 | Tway NWA | RM of Invergordon No. 430 | 1971 | 52°45′30″N105°25′02″W / 52.7584°N 105.4172°W | |
| 7 | Webb NWA | RM of Webb No. 138 | 1980 | 50°12'05.7"N 108°09'09.5"W | |
| 8 | Prairie NWA | Saskatchewan | 1977 | Properties located throughout Saskatchewan. For further location details visit: CWS Prairie NWA |
| # | Label | Area | Established | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basin and Middle Lakes MBS | 8,720 ha (21,500 acres) | 1925 | |
| 2 | Duncairn Reservoir MBS | 1,546 ha (3,820 acres) | 1948 | |
| 3 | Indian Head MBS | 32 ha (79 acres) | 1924 | |
| 4 | Last Mountain Lake MBS | 4,736 ha (11,700 acres) | 1887 | |
| 5 | Lenore Lake MBS | 8,830 ha (21,800 acres) | 1925 | |
| 6 | Murray Lake MBS | 1,165 ha (2,880 acres) | 1948 | |
| 7 | Neely Lake MBS | 809 ha (2,000 acres) | 1952 | |
| 8 | Old Wives Lake MBS | 26,060 ha (64,400 acres) | 1925 | |
| 9 | Opuntia Lake MBS | 1,391 ha (3,440 acres) | 1952 | 51°48′00″N108°34′03″W / 51.8001°N 108.5674°W |
| 10 | Redberry Lake MBS | 6,395 ha (15,800 acres) | 1925 | |
| 11 | Scent Grass Lake MBS | 633 ha (1,560 acres) | 1948 | |
| 12 | Sutherland MBS | 130 ha (320 acres) | 1924 | |
| 13 | Upper Rousay Lake MBS | 518 ha (1,280 acres) | 1948 | |
| 14 | Val Marie Reservoir MBS | 505 ha (1,250 acres) | 1948 | |
| 15 | Wascana Lake MBS | 104 ha (260 acres) | 1956 |
| # | Label | Rural Municipality | Established | Notes | Size | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Man on His Back | RM of Frontier No. 19 | 49°12'50.1"N 109°12'15.8"W | |||
| 2 | Wideview | RM of Mankota No. 45 | 49°08'44.0"N 107°11'08.6"W | |||
| 3 | Key West | RM of Key West No. 70 | 49°43'54.1"N 105°04'54.2"W | |||
| 4 | Saskairie | RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 | 1974 | 49°42'24.0"N 102°23'06.1"W | ||
| 5 | Mortach | RM of Wheatlands No. 163 | 50°20'41.5"N 106°05'47.9"W | |||
| 6 | Thunder Creek | RM of Eyebrow No. 193 | 50°40'24.3"N 106°14'40.1"W | |||
| 7 | Stark Coulee | RM of Marquis No. 191 | 50°47'40.8"N 105°51'23.9"W | |||
| 8 | Big Valley | RM of Lumsden No. 189 | 50°44'20.5"N 104°53'19.1"W | |||
| 9 | Lumsden Beach | RM of Lumsden No. 189 | 50°45'53.3"N 104°55'43.7"W | |||
| 10 | Fairy Hill South | RM of Lumsden No. 189 | 50°46'46.7"N 104°35'50.5"W | |||
| 11 | Edenwold | RM of Edenwold No. 158 | 50°43'53.2"N 104°15'38.6"W | |||
| 12 | Buffalo Valley | RM of King George No. 256 | 51°01'10.8"N 107°33'34.5"W | |||
| 13 | Punnichy | RM of Kutawa No. 278 | 51°22'55.6"N 104°18'34.4"W | |||
| 14 | Upper White Sand | RM of Invermay No. 305 | 51°43'31.5"N 103°15'10.5"W | |||
| 15 | Big Quill Lake | RM of Big Quill No. 308 | 51°44'40.6"N 104°32'21.1"W | |||
| 16 | Maymont | RM of Eagle Creek No. 376 | 52°29'04.4"N 107°42'36.2"W | |||
| 17 | Nebo | RM of Canwood No. 494 | 53°16'04.8"N 106°43'12.1"W | |||
| 18 | Valley View [17] | RM of Lumsden No. 188 | ||||
| 19 | Buffalo Pound | RM of Craik No. 222 | 2020 | |||
| 20 | Mackie Ranch [18] | RM of Chaplin No. 164 | 2021 | Eastern shore of Chaplin Lake | 646 ha (1,600 acres) | |
| 21 | Frenchman River Watershed [19] | Frenchman River |
There are 49 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, 10 of which are administered by Parks Canada.
The protected areas of Michigan come in an array of different types and levels of protection. Michigan has five units of the National Park Service system. There are 14 federal wilderness areas; the majority of these are also tribal-designated wildernesses. It has one of the largest state forest systems as well having four national forests. The state maintains a large state park system and there are also regional parks, and county, township and city parks. Still other parks on land and in the Great Lakes are maintained by other governmental bodies. Private protected areas also exist in the state, mainly lands owned by land conservancies.
Emma Lake is a recreational lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located near the southern limit of the boreal forest, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Prince Albert. The lake is within the District of Lakeland No. 521 and east of Prince Albert National Park. There are several small communities and recreational opportunities around Emma Lake and much of the northern half is within Great Blue Heron Provincial Park. Access to the lakes is from Highways 953, 952, and 263.
Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir and bifurcation lake in southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed by the construction of Gardiner Dam and the Qu'Appelle River Dam across the South Saskatchewan and Qu'Appelle Rivers respectively. Construction began in 1959 and the lake was filled in 1967. The lake is 225 kilometres (140 mi) long with approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) of shoreline. It has a maximum depth of 66 metres (217 ft), while the water levels regularly fluctuate 3–9 metres (9–27 feet) each year. The flow of the two rivers is now regulated with a considerable portion of the South Saskatchewan diverted into the Qu'Appelle. Prior to the dams' construction, high water levels in the South Saskatchewan would frequently cause dangerous ice conditions downstream in Saskatoon while the Qu'Appelle would frequently dry up in the summer months.
Beaver River is a large river in east-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows east through Alberta and Saskatchewan and then turns sharply north to flow into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse on the Churchill River which flows into Hudson Bay.
Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of the city of Regina. It flows into the Qu'Appelle River via Last Mountain Creek, which flows past Craven. It is approximately 93 km (58 mi) long, and 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at its widest point. It is the largest naturally occurring body of water in southern Saskatchewan. Only Lake Diefenbaker, which is man-made, is larger. The lake is a popular resort area for residents of south-eastern Saskatchewan.
Carrot River is a river in Western Canada in the north-eastern part Saskatchewan and the north-western part of Manitoba. The outlet of Wakaw Lake in Saskatchewan marks the beginning of the Carrot River and, from there, it flows north-east past several communities and Indian reserves until it joins the Saskatchewan River in the Cumberland Delta in Manitoba. The river's mouth is west and upstream of the Pasquia River and The Pas on the Saskatchewan River.
Duck Mountain Provincial Park is a provincial park, located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the town of Kamsack and stretches about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) eastward to the Saskatchewan / Manitoba boundary. The park covers approximately 150 km2 (58 sq mi). Road access to the park is via Highway 57, which connects Saskatchewan Highway 5 to Manitoba Highway 83.
Manitou Lake is a salt lake located mostly in the RM of Manitou Lake No. 422 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the provincial border with Alberta. The eastern shore of the lake is in the RM of Hillsdale No. 440. Manitou Lake is located in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion. Manitou Lake is part of an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada that covers 699.66 km2 (270.14 sq mi) of land and serval neighbouring lakes.
Fishing Lake is a closed basin freshwater lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of the town of Foam Lake, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the town of Wadena and is accessed from Highways 5 and 310. The northern and eastern shore is in the RM of Sasman No. 336 and the southern and western shore is in the RM of Foam Lake No. 276. The north-east portion of the lake–on the east side of McCormick Bay–is designated as Fishing Lake Wildlife Refuge.
Doré Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the basin of the Beaver River. Doré is the French Canadian term for 'walleye'. The lake is north-west of Smoothstone Lake and the Waskesiu Upland in the Mid-Boreal Upland ecozone of Canada and is surrounded by boreal forests. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan's largest city, is about 328 kilometres (204 mi) to the south. The northern village of Dore Lake is located on South Bay and is accessed from Highway 924 and Dore Lake Airport.
Sturgeon River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It flows from its source in the Waskesiu Hills in Prince Albert National Park to the North Saskatchewan River, just west of the city of Prince Albert.
Porcupine Hills Provincial Park is the newest provincial park in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It was created in 2018 through the amalgamation of five pre-existing provincial recreation sites south-east of the town of Hudson Bay. The park is in the Porcupine Provincial Forest in the Porcupine Hills, which is a geographical feature in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba. The hills are part of a range of hills called the Manitoba Escarpment.
Last Mountain Creek is a river in south-central Saskatchewan. It is a tributary of the Qu'Appelle River in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion.
Thunder Creek is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The watershed of Thunder Creek is within the semi-arid Palliser's Triangle in south-central Saskatchewan. It begins at small, man-made reservoir near Lake Diefenbaker and flows in a south-easterly direction towards the city of Moose Jaw and the Moose Jaw River. The Moose Jaw River is a major tributary of the Qu'Appelle River For most of its course, Thunder Creek follows a valley called the Thunder Creek meltwater channel that was formed over 10,000 years ago near the end of the last ice age.
Hudson Bay Regional Park is a regional park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located on the south side of the town of Hudson Bay in the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 along the shores of the Red Deer River. The park is the site of a North West Company fur trading fort called Fort Red Deer River that was built in 1790. About 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) downstream, near Erwood, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post that was built in 1757.
Pasquia Hills are hills in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They are located in the east central part of the province in the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 near the Manitoba border. The hills are the northern most in a series of hills called the Manitoba Escarpment. The Manitoba Escarpment marks the western edge of the pre-historical glacial Lake Agassiz. The other four hills include Porcupine Hills, Duck Mountain, and Riding Mountain.
Saginas Lake, is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada. It is located along the course of the Pepaw River and is situated in the Porcupine Hills. It is within Saskatchewan's Porcupine Provincial Forest and a portion of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park is on the eastern shore of the lake. Upstream along the Pepaw River is Pepaw and McBride Lakes—both of which lakes also have recreation sites that are part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park. The lake and park are accessed from Highway 982, also known as Little Swan Road.
Waskesiu Upland is a hilly plateau in the central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Waskesiu means red deer or elk in the Cree language. The plateau is just south-west of the geographical centre of the province and consists of two main ranges — the Waskesiu Hills to the south and the Thunder Hills to the north. The Thunder Hills cover an area of about 225,000 acres. Several notable rivers begin from the upland with ones headed south flowing into the North Saskatchewan River and ones headed north flowing into the Churchill River. Much of the plateau is carpeted in boreal forests and most of the Waskesiu Hills range is within Prince Albert National Park. Besides the national park, there are several provincial recreation sites in and around the upland. The northern part of the upland is part of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District and is sparsely populated.
Cypress Lake is an interbasin transfer reservoir in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on the southern slopes of the Cypress Hills in the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51. The reservoir was created by the damming of the east and west sides of a much smaller Cypress Lake in the late 1930s. There is a provincial recreation site on the southern shore and a wildlife refuge on Heglund Island in the lake. Access to the lake is from Township Road 60 off of Highway 21.
Granite Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the boreal forest in the Churchill River Upland ecozone of Canada. Granite Lake is along the course of the Wildnest River, which drains the much larger Wildnest Lake west into the Sturgeon-Weir River. The Sturgeon-Weir River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
