Beaupré Lake is a lake
Canadian province
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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 ...
. It is located in Saskatchewan's
Northern Administration District
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in the
Boreal Shield Ecozone of Canada. Access to the lake is from
Highway 924.
Description
Beaupré Lake is situated in
boreal forest
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...
surrounded by glacier-carved hills 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 ...
. Several small creeks feed into the lake with the primary inflow being the Mirasty River, which originates at Mirasty Lake. Beaupré Creek, located at Christie Bay at the lake's western end, is the outflow. Beaupré Creek flows west from Beaupré Lake and into
Sled Lake
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. Sled Lake is connected to
Doré Lake
Doré Lake is a lake of Saskatchewan in the basin of the Beaver River. The northern village of Dore Lake is located on South Bay and is accessed by Highway 924. Big Island, Iskwasoo, and Burnt are islands in the north section while Smith Is ...
via the Doré River. Beaupré Lake is in the
Beaver River drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
.
Beaupré Creek Recreation Site
Beaupré Creek Recreation Site () is a
provincial recreation site located at the start of Beaupré Creek on the lake's western shore. The park was founded in 1986 and has a picnic area and access to Beaupré Lake. Adjacent to the park along the creek is a resort called Beaupre Creek Lodge & Cabins.
Access is from
Highway 924.
See also
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List of lakes of Saskatchewan
This is a list of lakes of Saskatchewan, a province of Canada. The largest and most notable lakes are listed at the start, followed by an alphabetical listing of other lakes of the province.
Larger lake statistics
"The total area of a lak ...
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Tourism in Saskatchewan There are numerous heritages and cultural attractions in the province of Saskatchewan. Museums, dinosaur digs, aboriginal cultural and heritage sites, art galleries, professional sport venues, spas, handcraft, antique and tea shops, agricultural t ...
References
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Lakes of Saskatchewan