Turnor Lake (Saskatchewan)

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Turnor Lake
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Turnor Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
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Turnor Lake
Turnor Lake (Canada)
Location Saskatchewan
Coordinates 56°28′22″N108°42′22″W / 56.4728°N 108.7061°W / 56.4728; -108.7061
Lake type Glacial lake
Primary inflows Wasekamio Lake, McDonald Creek
Primary outflows Wanasin River to Frobisher Lake
Catchment area Churchill River
Basin  countriesCanada
Islands
  • Miniwatin Island
  • Mikisi Island
Settlements Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan

Turnor Lake is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. [1] It is part of a series of connected lakes that flow into the Churchill River drainage system. These lakes from north to south are Wasekamio Lake, Turnor Lake, Frobisher Lake and Churchill Lake. [2] The community of Turnor Lake which includes the Birch Narrows Dene Nation is located on the southern shore of Turnor Lake. It is accessed by Highway 909 off of Highway 155

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Fish species

The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot. [3]

See also

References

  1. "Turnor Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. "Atlas of Canada Toporama" . Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.