Jumping Lake is a lake a short distance south of
Birch Hills, Saskatchewan
Birch Hills is a town located in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert and the reserve of Muskoday First Nation. Directly to the west is the village of St. Louis, Saskatchewan, St. Louis, a ...
, Canada. It is a small
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
lake popular locally for migratory bird hunting, and fishing. In addition to being a stopping point for migrating geese and ducks, the lake is home to a population of
walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
which occasionally suffer from winterkill. In the mid decades of the twentieth century a beach and recreational facilities existed at the lake frequented by area locals, but these have since been abandoned. The village of
Waitville was also once found at the eastern edge of the lake which has disappeared for the most part. The countryside surrounding Jumping Lake is typical of the
aspen parkland biome of which it is a part.
See also
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List of lakes of Saskatchewan
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Birch Hills, Saskatchewan
Birch Hills is a town located in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert and the reserve of Muskoday First Nation. Directly to the west is the village of St. Louis, Saskatchewan, St. Louis, a ...
References
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Invergordon No. 430, Saskatchewan
Lakes of Saskatchewan
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan
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