Peter Pond Lake
Peter Pond Lake[3] is a glacial lake in the north-western part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the boreal Forest and Canadian Shield within the Churchill River drainage basin.[4][5]
| Peter Pond Lake | |
|---|---|
Peter Pond Lake Peter Pond Lake | |
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park on Big Peter Pond Lake | |
| Location | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 55°54′58″N 108°44′03″W / 55.9161°N 108.7341°WCoordinates: 55°54′58″N 108°44′03″W / 55.9161°N 108.7341°W |
| Type | glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Dillon River La Loche River |
| Primary outflows | Churchill Lake |
| Catchment area | 9,713 km2 (3,750 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 778 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
| Max. depth | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Water volume | 10.6 km3 (2.5 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 6.5 years |
| Shore length1 | 124 km (77 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Settlements | Buffalo Narrows, Dillon, Michel Village |
| References | [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Description
Peter Pond Lake was on the fur trade route to the Methye Portage which connected eastern Canada to the MacKenzie River area. The lake is a long oval tending to the north-west. A peninsula which almost reaches the west shore divides it into Big Peter Pond (the northern two thirds) and Little Peter Pond. On the east side of Little Peter Pond a narrow isthmus separates it from Churchill Lake, the two forming a broad "V". The La Loche River, which drains Lac La Loche comes in from the north while the Dillon River, with the village of Dillon at its mouth, comes in from the west. The lake drains into Churchill Lake through the Kisis Channel[6] at Buffalo Narrows. Originally called Big and Little Buffalo Lakes, it was renamed after Peter Pond in 1931. It is on Highway 155 which passes through Buffalo Narrows.[7]
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park, formally Big Buffalo Beach Recreation Site, (55°53′00″N 108°36′03″W / 55.8834°N 108.6007°W)[8] is a recreation site about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Buffalo Narrows. The park is 3,650 hectares (9,000 acres) and has a 10-kilometre long, white-sand beach and sand hills. The park is on a peninsula that separates "Big" and "Little" Peter Pond Lake. Amenities include a picnic area and change rooms. Access is from Highway 155. The park was originally Crown land and operated by the Saskatchewan government but was transferred to the local community of Buffalo Narrows in 2003. The sandy beaches are a nesting site for the endangered piping plover.[9][10][11]
Fish species
The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot.[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". August 24, 2002. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ . Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "Peter Pond Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Pond Lake". International Association for Great Lakes Research. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Pond Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Kisis Channel". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Pond Lake". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Big Buffalo Beach Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Big Buffalo Beach". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Buffalo Narrows". Cameco. Cameco Corp. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Big Peter Pond Lake". Angler's Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Little Peter Pond Lake". Angler's Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved January 14, 2023.