Moose Mountain Lake is a reservoir in the

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. It is located in the RM of Golden West No. 95 in the

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at the western edge of

Moose Mountain Upland Moose Mountain Upland, Moose Mountain Uplands, or commonly Moose Mountain, is a hilly plateau located in the south-east corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, that covers an area of about . The upland rises about above the broad, f ...

Moose Mountain Creek Moose Mountain Creek is a river in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its River source, source is the Chapleau Lakes near Montmartre, Saskatchewan, Montmartre and it is a tributary of the Souris River, ...

is both the primary inflow and outflow of the lake; it enters at the north end and leaves at the dam in the south end. A secondary inflow that comes from Gooseberry Lake enters on the western side near the south end. The lake runs at a diagonal in a north to east direction and is about seven miles long while less than a mile wide. The total surface area is 395 hectares and the shoreline measures 28 kilometres. It was formed in 1937 with the damming of Moose Mountain Creek and is situated in the Moose Mountain Creek valley, which was created during the last ice age.

Parks and recreation

Near the dam, along the lake, there is a small park with a picnic area and boat launch called Lost Horse Hills Heritage Park. It is named after the nearby Lost Horse Hills. Fishing in the lake is popular and

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are a common fish species found in the lake. At the northern end, where Moose Mountain Creek flows into the lake, is Saint Clair National Wildlife Area, which is one of 28 Prairie National Wildlife Areas in Saskatchewan.

Moose Mountain Dam

Moose Mountain Dam is an earthen dam built in 1937. It is owned and operated by the

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(WSA). The building of the dam created the reservoir called Moose Mountain Lake that holds about 11.5 million cubic metres of water. The reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, recreation, and as a wildlife and fish habitat. In 2012, the WSA spent more than $1.7 million in upgrades to the dam. Part of the upgrade was to build a fish passageway to allow migrating fish access to the reservoir. On 26 September 2012, the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority,

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said,

Gallery

File:Moose Mountain Dam 04.jpg, Moose Mountain Dam File:Moose Mountain Dam 01.jpg, Moose Mountain Lake shore and the dam File:Moose Mountain Dam 03.jpg, Moose Mountain Dam spillway

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{{Authority control Dams in Saskatchewan Lakes of Saskatchewan Golden West No. 95, Saskatchewan Division No. 1, Saskatchewan

Parks and recreation

Moose Mountain Dam

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