Piprell Lake is a lake in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan in the
boreal forest ecozone of Canada. The lake is located in the
Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, just south of the geographical centre of Saskatchewan in the
Cub Hills. It is west of the western boundary of
Narrow Hills Provincial Park and south-east of
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park Piprell Lake Recreation Site and Rainbow Lodge are situated at the northern end of the lake and its amenities are accessed from
Highway 913.
Piprell Lake Recreation Site
Piprell Lake Recreation Site () is a
provincial recreation area at the northern end of Piprell Lake. The recreation site has a campground, playground, boat launch, central shower and washroom facility, and a grocery store. There is a picnic area and beach access for swimming. Nearby are trails for hiking andÂ
ATVing and in the winter, for
snowmobiling.
Surrounded by the park is Rainbow Lodge. It has five modern, three to four-bedroom chalets with full plumbing and satellite TV, along with waterfront cabins for rent.
The whole park is well treed and the lake is stocked with fish for angling in the summer and ice fishing in the winter.
Fish species
Piprell Lake is
stocked with
tiger trout,
splake, and
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
. The lake was last stocked with 10,000 splake fingerlings and 10,000 tiger trout fingerlings in 2023.
See also
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List of lakes of Saskatchewan
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List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
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Tourism in Saskatchewan
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Hudson Bay drainage basin
References
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Lakes of Saskatchewan
Northern Saskatchewan Administration District