| Opuntia Lake | |
|---|---|
  Opuntia Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Opuntia Lake Opuntia Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | RM of Winslow No. 319 and RM of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 51°49′00″N108°35′02″W / 51.8167°N 108.5840°W |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | Eagle Creek |
| Primary outflows | Eagle Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Managing agency | Saskatchewan Water Security Agency |
| Built | 1946 |
| Max. length | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Surface area | 1,383 ha (3,420 acres) |
| Water volume | 18,919 dam3 (15,338 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Opuntia Lake [1] is a shallow, man-made salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed with the construction of the Opuntia Control along Eagle Creek in 1946. [2] The lake is in the Mixed Moist Grassland ecoregion of the Great Plains [3] and the entire lake is part of the Opuntia Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS). [4] The nearest community is Plenty and there are no public facilities at the lake. [5] The nearest highway is Highway 31. [6] The town of Biggar is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north-east.