Rusty Lake is a lake in
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Meadow Lake Provincial Park is a northern boreal forest provincial recreational park along the Waterhen and Cold Rivers in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The park was founded on 10 March 1959, is the largest provincial park in Sa ...
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 in the
boreal forest ecozone of Canada. The lake is the first of six notable lakes in the
Rusty Creek watershed part of Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The other lakes include
First Mustus, Second Mustus, Third Mustus,
Peitahigan, and Fourth Mustus.
Rusty Lake, Rusty Creek, and the other lakes are part of the
Waterhen River drainage basin. The Waterhen River is a tributary of the
Beaver River, which flows north into
Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and the
Churchill River, a major tributary in the
Hudson Bay drainage basin.
Highway 224 runs along the northern shore of Rusty Lake.
Fish species
Fish species found in the lake include
northern pike,
walleye, and
yellow perch.
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See also
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List of lakes of Saskatchewan
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Tourism in Saskatchewan
References
Lakes of Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake No. 588, Saskatchewan
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan
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