Theodore Reservoir is a man-made
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
along the
Whitesand River in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. The lake was formed with the building of Theodore Dam in 1964. The reservoir and dam were named after the nearby community of
Theodore
Theodore may refer to:
Places
* Theodore, Alabama, United States
* Theodore, Australian Capital Territory
* Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia
* Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada
* Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...
. Whitesand River is the primary inflow and outflow for the reservoir. Lawrie Creek, which begins in the
Beaver Hills, flows into the lake on the western side near the dam.
While there are no communities on the lake's shore, there is a regional park and a Bible camp on the western side. The lake is accessed from
Highways 651 and
726
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and nearby communities include
Springside and
Good Spirit Acres.
Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park is to the east.
Theodore Dam
Theodore Dam (,
19-28-06 W2) was built in 1964 along the course of the Whitesand River to create Theodore Reservoir. The dam is 14.6 metres high and the reservoir holds 14,802 decametres of water. The outflow from the lake is at the southern end of the dam.
Access to the dam is from Highway 726 and there's a boat launch at the northern end of the dam.
Whitesand Regional Park
Whitesand Regional Park () is a
regional park A regional park is an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government.
Definition
A regional park can be a special park distri ...
on the western shore of Theodore Reservoir. The park is accessed from Highway 651, which runs north from Theodore and the
Yellowhead Highway
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.
The Whitesand Regional Park first opened on 4 May 1965. Since then, through regular expansion and investment, upgrades such as a picnic area, golf course, campground, boat launches, mini-golf, modern washroom and shower facilities, and a children's playground were added. The campground is made up of 30 electrified sites with access to potable water. Whitesand Regional Park Golf course is a sand greens, 9-hole course that originally opened in 1969.
Fish species
Fish commonly found in the lake include
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 ...
,
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 ...
, and
perch
Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...
. Notably, the lake is stocked annually with 500,000 walleye fry.
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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Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (before 2013, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority) is an arm's length organization responsible for the management of water resources to ensure safe drinking water sources and reliable water supplies for eco ...
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Dams and reservoirs in Saskatchewan
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Tourism in Saskatchewan There are numerous heritages and cultural attractions in the province of Saskatchewan. Museums, dinosaur digs, aboriginal cultural and heritage sites, art galleries, professional sport venues, spas, handcraft, antique and tea shops, agricultural t ...
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Whitesand Dam
The Whitesand Dam lies on the Reindeer River in Saskatchewan, a tributary of the Churchill River. It regulates the outflow from Reindeer Lake.
The dam was built in 1942, as a way of regulating flows to Island Falls dam and hydropower stat ...
References
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Lakes of Saskatchewan
Dams in Saskatchewan