Montreal Lake is a lake in the north-central part of

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. It is the source of the Montreal River and is located between Highways 2 and

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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 ...

is to the west and

Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park is a remote wilderness park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the boreal forest ecozone east of Prince Albert National Park and Montreal Lake, west of the Cub Hills and Narrow ...

is to the east. Communities on the lake include Montreal Lake,

Timber Bay Timber Bay is a northern hamlet located in Northern Saskatchewan on the east side of Montreal Lake. It was once on the main highway leading north from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Now the main highway, Highway 2, is on the western side of the lake ...

, and Molanosa.

Description

Montreal Lakes's catchment includes the northern slopes of the Waskesiu Hills and the southern and eastern slopes of the Thunder Hills. Waskasiu River is the primary inflow. It enters the lake at its south-western shore and its drainage basin includes the aforementioned Waskesiu Hills,

Waskesiu Lake Waskesiu Lake () is a lake located roughly in the centre of Prince Albert National Park. The lake's name means ''red deer'' or ''elk'' in the Cree language. Waskesiu Lake is by far the most developed lake in the park, and features a variety of ...

, and

Kingsmere Lake Kingsmere is a community in Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. It is within Gatineau Park and in the National Capital Region A capital region, also called a capital district or capital ...

. Also on the western shore is the Weyakwin River, which flows from

Weyakwin Lake Weyakwin is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan. Name The name of the community comes from the Cree language, meaning ''Foul or profane language''. The community is known in Cree as ᐏᔭᐦᑵᐏᓂᕽ ''wiyahkwêwinihk''. Wolvengre ...

, and

MacLennan River The Maclennan River is a river of New Zealand, a tributary of the Tahakopa River. See also * List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * ...

, which flows from the south side of the Thunder Hills. One of MacLennan River's tributaries, the Crean River, flows in from Crean Lake. At the southern tip of the lake, Bittern River flows in from Bittern Lake. Montreal River flows out of Montreal Lake at O'Connor Bay at the north end. Montreal River heads northward and flows into

Lac la Ronge Lac la Ronge is a glacial lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the fifth largest lake in the province and is approximately north of Prince Albert, on the edge of the Canadian Shield. La Ronge, Air Ronge, and the Lac La Ro ...

Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include

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 ...

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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 ...

lake trout The lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush'') is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also ...

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 ...

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burbot The burbot (''Lota lota'') is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments di ...

white sucker The white sucker (''Catostomus commersonii)'' is a species of freshwater cypriniform fish inhabiting the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America, but it is also found as far south as Georgia and as far west as New Mexico. The fish is commonl ...

, 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 rive ...

References

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