Shagwenaw Lake

Shagwenaw Lake
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Location	Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates	55°54′00″N107°41′02″W / 55.9001°N 107.684°W / 55.9001; -107.684
Part of	Churchill River drainage basin
Primary inflows	Churchill River
Primary outflows	Churchill River
Basin  countries	Canada
Surface area	10,936 ha (27,020 acres)
Max. depth	16.5 m (54 ft)
Shore length1	106 km (66 mi)
Surface elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Settlements	Patuanak
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shagwenaw Lake is a lake along the course of the Churchill River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ^[1] The Churchill River is largely a series of interconnected lakes that begins at Churchill Lake in north-western Saskatchewan and empties into the Hudson Bay at Churchill, Manitoba. Upstream from Shagwenaw Lake along the Churchill River is Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and downstream is Dipper Lake. ^[2] The lake is about 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-northeast of the community of Île-à-la-Crosse and is surrounded by boreal forest in the Canadian Shield. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The community of Patuanak and Wapachewunak 192D Indian reserve are situated along the lake's western shore where the Churchill River flows in. ^{[6] [7]} Jones Bay — a large bay encompassing much of the south-eastern part of the lake ^[8] — is named after Wilfred Alexander Jones through the Geomemorial Naming Program. The program names geographical features after people who died in the service of Canada. ^[9]

Fish species

Fish species commonly found in Shagwenaw Lake include walleye, northern pike, cisco, lake whitefish, burbot, white sucker, and yellow perch. ^[10]

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Shagwenaw Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
2. Grajczyk, Martin. "Churchill River". Encyclopedia Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
3. "Maps showing Shagwenaw Lake, Saskatchewan". Yellow Maps. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
4. "Shagwenaw Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
5. "shagwenaw" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. June 1974. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
6. "About English River First Nation". Meadow Lake Tribal Tourism. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
7. "Did you know about Patuanak?". The North West Company. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
8. "Jones Bay". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
9. Siemens, Matthew. "Shagwenaw Lake". SaskLakes. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
10. "Shagwenaw Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

External links

• Canadian Canoe Routes