Antelope Lake is an
endorheic lake in the south-west corner of the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. The lake is in the
Prairie Pothole Region
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of
North America
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, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five
U.S. states, and within
Palliser's Triangle and the
Great Plains ecoregion The ecology of the Great Plains is diverse, largely owing to their great size. Differences in rainfall, elevation, and latitude create a variety of habitats including short grass, mixed grass, and tall-grass prairies, and riparian ecosystems.
Th ...
of Canada. The primary inflow for the lake is Bridge Creek, which originates to the south in the
Cypress Hills at an elevation of over above sea level.
The lake is about north of
Gull Lake and the
Trans-Canada Highway
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, just off
Highway 37. There are no communities along the lake's shore—only a
regional park. About south-east of the lake along the Trans-Canada Highway is a nature reserve called Webb
National Wildlife Area.
Antelope Lake Regional Park
Antelope Lake Regional Park () is located on the western shore of Antelope Lake. The park was founded on 17 October 1972 when the Regional Park Board bought the land from Mr and Mrs Earl Hemsworth. The park is bordered by hillsides, has a 9-hole golf course, campground, ball diamond, rental hall, horseshoe pits, volleyball net, man-made swimming pond, two shower houses, and a sandy beach. While the lake is not suitable for fishing, there is a man-made
rainbow trout
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pond in the park.
The golf course is a 2,566-yard, par 34 sand greens course and the campground has 52 campsites.
See also
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List of lakes of Saskatchewan
*
List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
*
Tourism in Saskatchewan
References
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Lakes of Saskatchewan
Webb No. 138, Saskatchewan