Canoe Lake is a lake in north-western
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in 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 the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
.
Settlements on the lake include
Canoe Narrows,
Cole Bay,
Jans Bay.
The lake is accessed from
Highways 965 and
903
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Year 903 ( CMIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* King Berengar I of Italy proceeds to issue concessions and privileges to the Lo ...
. On the western shore is a
provincial recreation site called Canoe Lake Recreation Site. The Canoe River flows east from the lake to
Lac Île-à-la-Crosse
Lac Île-à-la-Crosse is a Y-shaped lake in North-Central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Churchill River. At the centre of the Y is the town of Île-à-la-Crosse, the second oldest town in Saskatchewan. The Churchill exits the north-east arm a ...
.
Canoe Lake Recreation Site
Most of the western shore of the lake from Cole Bay in the south to Anderson Bay is the north is part of Canoe Lake Recreation Site (). The park, which is leased to a private operator, covers an area of and has a campground with 46 campsites. The park also has a boat launch and offers access to the lake for water sports, fishing, and swimming. Access is from Highway 903.
Fish species
Fish commonly found in the lake include
northern pike
The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a p ...
,
lake whitefish
The lake whitefish (''Coregonus clupeaformis'') is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake white ...
, and
longnose sucker
The longnose sucker (''Catostomus catostomus'') is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It is native to North America from the northern United States to the top of the continent. It is also found in Russia in ri ...
s.
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 ...
References
Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan
Lakes of Saskatchewan
Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
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