Beatty Lake is a lake in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
. The lake is set in rolling hills of
Jack pine
Jack pine (''Pinus banksiana'') is an eastern North American pine. Its native range in Canada is east of the Rocky Mountains from the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, and the north-central and ...
forest and
muskeg
Muskeg (Ojibwe: mashkiig; cr, maskīk; french: fondrière de mousse, lit. ''moss bog'') is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or ...
in Saskatchewan's
Northern Administration District
The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) is the unorganized area of the Canada province of Saskatchewan. Overwhelmingly larger than the province's other communities, it encompasses approximately half of Saskatchewan's landmass, an ...
. The lake is adjacent to
Beaver River near where Beatty Creek flows into Beaver River. Access is from the
Hanson Lake Road
Highway 106, the Hanson Lake Road, is a fully paved provincial highway, with no cell service the entire way, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 55 near Smeaton to Highway 167 in Creighton. Highway 106 is about long. ...
.
Beatty Lake Recreation Site
Beatty Lake Recreation Site () is a
recreation site that encompasses the entirety of Beatty Lake and extends as far east as Beaver River and
Highway 155. The park has 12 campsites, a fish cleaning station, dock, and sandy beach. Several hiking trails branch out from the park into the surrounding hills.
See also
*
List of lakes of Saskatchewan
*
List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
References
Lakes of Saskatchewan
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