Lavallee 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 ...
. It is in an
Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...
(IBA) of Canada designated as ''Lavallee Lake (SK 004)'' and is the site of the second largest breeding colony of
white pelicans in Canada. It is in an access-controlled area at the northern boundary of
Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert National Park encompasses in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is located north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. Though declared a National parks of Canada, national park March 24, 1927, official opening ceremonies weren't ...
. It is a Class I Special Protection Zone, the only such zone that fully protects a white pelican colony in Canada.
The lake is in the
Waskesiu Upland
Waskesiu Upland is a hilly plateau in the central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ''Waskesiu'' means ''red deer'' or ''elk'' in the Cree language. The plateau is just south-west of the geographical centre of the province and c ...
along the course of the
Smoothstone River. The Smoothstone River flows north into
Pinehouse Lake
Pinehouse Lake is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The northern village of Pinehouse is located on the western shore.
The Churchill River flows in from Sandy Lake into the north-west end of the lake at McDonald Bay and flows out thro ...
, which is along the course of the
Churchill River.
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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List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan.
National parks
Provincial parks
The Government of Canada, federal government transferred control of natural resources to the Western Canada, western provinces in 1930 with the N ...
References
Natural history of Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Lakes of Saskatchewan
Important Bird Areas of Saskatchewan
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