The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The river begins at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers in southern Alberta and ends at the Saskatchewan River Forks in central Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan River Forks is the confluence of the South and North Saskatchewan Rivers and is the beginning of the Saskatchewan River.
Battle Creek is a river that begins in the south-eastern region of the Canadian province of Alberta, near the border with Saskatchewan, in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. From Alberta, Battle Creek flows east and across the border into Saskatchewan. It flows south out of Saskatchewan across the Canada–United States border into Montana, where it joins the Milk River in Blaine County, Montana.
Primrose Lake is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the Churchill River drainage basin. The lake straddles the Saskatchewan / Alberta border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan with only the south-west corner of the lake in Alberta. On the Saskatchewan side of the lake is Backes Island Wildlife Refuge, which is a small protected island near the middle of the lake that is important to birds. The entire lake plus surrounding land totalling 1,259.52 km2 (486.30 sq mi) is part of an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada.
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. Lake Diefenbaker provides water for domestic irrigation and town water supplies. 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.
Chaplin Lake is a salt lake in the south-west corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states, and within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion of Canada. Along the northern shore is the village of Chaplin, Chaplin Nature Centre, and a sodium sulphate mine owned and operated by Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals. The lake is divided into four sections by dykes built by the mining company. The Trans-Canada Highway runs along the northern shore and Highway 58 runs through the middle of the lake in a south to north direction.
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.
The Big Muddy Badlands are a series of badlands in southern Saskatchewan and northern Montana in the Big Muddy Valley and along Big Muddy Creek. Big Muddy Valley is a cleft of erosion and sandstone that is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) wide, and 160 metres (520 ft) deep.
The Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest corner of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border to the south and the Alberta boundary to the west.
Cabri Lake is an endorheic, salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the south-west region of the province near the border with Alberta in the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261. Cabri Lake is in the semi-arid Palliser's Triangle and can completely dry up during drought years.
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.
Big Muddy Lake is a shallow salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the Big Muddy Badlands of the southern part of the province in the RMs of Happy Valley No. 10 and Surprise Valley No. 9. There are no communities, public roads, nor any facilities at the lake. The closest communities are Bengough, Minton, and Big Beaver, while the closest highways are 6 and 18. The Canada–United States border and the state of Montana are 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the lake. The lake and much of the surrounding landscape is protected as an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada.
Fife Lake is a fresh water prairie lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in the south-central part of the province at the eastern end of the Wood Mountain Hills. The entire lake and its shoreline is designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada to protect the nationally endangered piping plover. While there are no communities along the lake's shore, there is a park and campground at the southern end. Nearby communities include Fife Lake, Rockglen, and Lisieux. Access is from Highway 18.
Bigstick Lake is a shallow endorheic alkali lake in the south-west region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake was named after the Big Stick Trail that ran between the town of Maple Creek and the South Saskatchewan River. The trail was notable for a large, solitary tree along its route. The lake and its drainage basin are in a semi-arid region known as Palliser's Triangle.
Maple Creek is a river in the south-west region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river is in the semi-arid region known as Palliser's Triangle. It begins in the Cypress Hills and flows generally in a northward direction and empties into the endorheic Bigstick Lake. The town of Maple Creek is the only notable community along the course of the river. Due to the generally dry and drought-prone conditions of the area, reservoirs were built along the river's course and in its watershed to ensure a stable water supply for irrigation. Two Important Bird Areas (IBA) of Canada cover much of the lower watershed of the river.
Basin Lake is an endorheic salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the RM of Three Lakes No. 400 in the Boreal Transition ecoregion and is within an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada and part of the Basin and Middle Lakes Bird Sanctuary. There are no communities along the lake's shore and the closest highway is Highway 20. At 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south, Humbolt is the closest city.
Eyehill Creek is a river in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The river begins at Sounding Lake in Alberta and flows east and north into Manitou Lake in Saskatchewan. Eyehill Creek is the primary inflow for Manitou Lake, which has no outflow. The Manitou Lake watershed is a large endorheic basin between the Battle River watershed to the north and the South Saskatchewan River watershed to the south.
Porter Lake is a shallow salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Aberdeen No. 373, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Saskatoon. There are no communities along the lake's shore. Access is from Ike Thiessen Road, which connects to Highways 5 and 41. The lake and the surrounding landscape is designated as an Important Bird Area of Canada.
Suggi Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Suggi is Cree for "pelican". The lake is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Cumberland House in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. There is no road access to the lake and there are no communities along its shores. Suggi Lake is an important habitat for American white pelicans and is part of an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada.
Kazan Lake is a lake located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the village of Buffalo Narrows in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is surrounded by muskeg and boreal forests, with black spruce being the most common tree. Several small streams feed into the lake while its outflow is the Kazan River, which leaves the lake at the north end and flows north for about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) before emptying into Peter Pond Lake. Peter Pond Lake is along the course of the Churchill River.
Helene Lake is a shallow lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is on the plateau that separates the Saskatchewan and Churchill River drainage basins. The lake sits in the transition zone between the boreal forest and aspen parkland ecozones of Canada. It has a subarctic climate and is mostly surrounded by muskeg and boreal forests with some agricultural lands near the south-western shore. The lake's outflow is a short river that flows out of the south-western corner and west to neighbouring Midnight Lake.
