Lake Diefenbaker

Lake Diefenbaker
Lake Diefenbaker
Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Tributaries: South Saskatchewan River , Swift Current Creek Drain: South Saskatchewan River, Qu'Appelle River
Saskatchewan , Canada
Coordinates	51 ° 1 '53 "  N , 106 ° 50' 9"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 1 '53 "  N , 106 ° 50' 9"  W
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1959-1967
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	556.8  m
Reservoir length	225 km
Reservoir width	6 km
Storage space	9.4 km³
Catchment area	135 500  km²

The Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . It is dammed by the Gardiner Dam on the South Saskatchewan River and the Qu'Appelle River Dam on the Qu'Appelle River . The construction of both dams began in 1959 and lasted until 1967. The lake is 225 kilometers long and an average of 6 kilometers wide; it is up to 66 meters deep, while the water level fluctuates by 3 to 9 meters annually. The reservoir is named after John Diefenbaker , the former Prime Minister of Canada.

recreation

Three provincial parks and several regional parks are located on Lake Diefenbaker. These include Danielson Provincial Park , Douglas Provincial Park , Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, and Palliser Regional Park . Recreational activities include fishing, boating, and camping. The lakefront town of Elbow has a marina . The only remaining ferry is the Riverhurst Ferry, a cable ferry between the villages of Riverhurst and Greenbrier.

ecology

The reservoir provides a habitat for numerous species of fish. These include burbot , glass ey perch , pike , herring vendace , American char , Canadian pikeperch , golden-eyed , perch , Atlantic salmon , rainbow trout , sea ​​sturgeon and sucker carp . The sandy beaches of the lake are populated by the endangered yellow-footed plovers.

Web links

• Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
• Lake Diefenbaker Tourism

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Danielson Provincial Park ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Douglas Provincial Park ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.