Smallfish Lake

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Smallfish Lake
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Smallfish Lake
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Smallfish Lake
Smallfish Lake (Canada)
Location Porcupine Hills Provincial Park Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Coordinates 52°24′00″N101°39′02″W / 52.4001°N 101.6505°W / 52.4001; -101.6505
Primary outflows Smallfish Creek
Catchment area Woody River
Basin  countriesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Surface area240.8 ha (595 acres)
Max. depth3.7 m (12 ft)
Shore length110.1 km (6.3 mi)
Surface elevation656 m (2,152 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Smallfish Lake [1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the east-central part of the province right alongside the border with Manitoba in the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest. The lake is part of the Woody River Block of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park [2] and is situated in boreal forest [3] surrounded by hills, other small lakes, and muskeg. Access to the lake is on the western side from Highway 980.

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Description

Smallfish Lake is in the Woody River drainage basin which flows into Manitoba's Swan Lake. Several streams and rivers flow into Smallfish Lake from the surrounding hills and other lakes, including Spring Lake, Pickerel Lake, [4] and Grassy Lake. The lake's outlet, Smallfish Creek, [5] is located at the north-east corner of the lake and it flows east into Manitoba where it meets up with Little Fish Creek. Little Fish Creek is a tributary of Whitefish Lake. Whitefish Creek flows out of Whitefish Lake back into Saskatchewan where it meets up with Woody River. [6]

On the western shore of the lake, there is a small campground that is part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park. There are no communities nor other amenities on the lake. [7]

Parks and recreation

Prior to the formation of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park in 2018, the park on Smallfish Lake was part of a provincial recreation site called Woody River Recreation Site. On the lake's western shore there's a small campground with six campsites, a boat launch, fish cleaning station, and a picnic area. [8] [9]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include walleye, perch, and northern pike. [10] Smallfish Lake is a shallow lake at about 12 feet deep and is prone to freeze nearly to the bottom on occasions. In 2004, winter kill killed the perch population and the lake had to be restocked. [11]

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