Type glacial lake Surface area 559 km (216 sq mi) Surface elevation 421 m Catchment area 7,874 km² Cities Buffalo Narrows | Basin countries Canada Average depth 9 m (30 ft) Area 559 km² Province Saskatchewan | |
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Primary inflows Primary outflows Churchill River to Lac Île-à-la-Crosse Outflow location Lac Île-à-la-Crosse, Churchill River Inflow source Peter Pond Lake, Frobisher Lake, Churchill River | ||
Churchill lake guest house
Churchill Lake is a glacial lake in north west Saskatchewan, Canada. Frobisher Lake flows in from the north while Peter Pond Lake flows in from the east through the Kisis Channel. Highway 155 crosses this channel at the village of Buffalo Narrows .
Contents
- Churchill lake guest house
- Map of Churchill Lake Saskatchewan Canada
- Historic map
- Fish Species
- References
Map of Churchill Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
It is part of the Churchill River drainage basin. As the source of the Churchill River the length of the river (1,609 km (1,000 mi)) is measured from the north end of the lake to the Hudson Bay. The lake can freeze from as early as November and remain frozen till May.
Historic map
John Franklin's Coppermine Expedition map of 1819–1822 shows details of the fur trade route from Île-à-la-Crosse to Methye Portage. Churchill Lake is shown as Clear Lake with its northern reaches still unknown. Also not yet surveyed are the waters of Wasekamio Lake, Turnor Lake then Frobisher Lake that flow from the north into Churchill Lake. From the northwest Lac La Loche (Methye Lake) then Peter Pond Lake (Buffalo Lake) flow into Churchill Lake. Clearwater Lake (or Clear Lake) was renamed Churchill Lake in 1944 and Buffalo Lake was renamed Peter Pond Lake in 1932.
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.