Location Saskatchewan Primary outflows Saskatchewan River | Type glacial lake Basin countries Canada | |
Primary inflows Settlements Cumberland House (Saskatchewan) | ||
Cumberland Lake is a glacial lake of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the Cumberland Delta in East-Central Saskatchewan about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Manitoba border. Cumberland House (Saskatchewan) and Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park are located on the south shore and is accessed by Highway 123. The community has been subject to floods from the Saskatchewan River. The lake was an interior hub of fur trade routes traveled by Voyageurs during the fur trade era.
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Map of Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Fish species
The lake supports a variety of fish species. These include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake whitefish, goldeye, mooneye, white sucker, shorthead redhorse, longnose sucker, lake sturgeon and burbot.
References
Cumberland Lake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA