Little Loon Lake

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Little Loon Lake
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Little Loon Lake
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Little Loon Lake
Location RM of Parkdale No. 498, Saskatchewan
Coordinates 53°21′13″N108°14′53″W / 53.3536°N 108.2481°W / 53.3536; -108.2481 Coordinates: 53°21′13″N108°14′53″W / 53.3536°N 108.2481°W / 53.3536; -108.2481
Basin  countriesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Surface area96.5 ha (238 acres)
Max. depth9.5 m (31 ft)
Shore length17.7 km (4.8 mi)
Surface elevation699 m (2,293 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Little Loon Lake [1] is a recreational lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the RM of Parkdale No. 498 and near the headwaters of Jackfish Creek in the boreal transition zone. [2] Jackfish Creek flows into Jackfish Lake, which is connected to the North Saskatchewan River via Jackfish River. [3] At 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west, Glaslyn is the closest community to Little Loon Lake. On the southern shore of the lake is Little Loon Regional Park and access to the lake and its amenities is from Highway 3. [4] [5]

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Little Loon Regional Park

Little Loon Regional Park ( 53°21′20″N108°15′22″W / 53.3556°N 108.2562°W / 53.3556; -108.2562 ) [6] is a regional park on the southern shore of Little Loon Lake. The park has a campground, picnic area, a grass greens golf course, mini golf, and a beach. The campground has 58 campsites, washrooms, showers, and a sani-dump. Thirty-four of the campsites are serviced with water and electricity. [7] [8] [9] Little Loon Golf Club is a 9-hole, par 29 course with 2,234 total yards. It opened in 1970 and has a clubhouse that was created from renovating a former one-room Heritage School Building. [10]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include walleye and northern pike. The walleye are stocked while the northern pike are native. [11]

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