Churchill Lake, Saskatchewan
Churchill Lake | ||
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Churchill Lake at Buffalo Narrows | ||
Geographical location | Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
Tributaries |
Kisis Channel from Peter Pond Lake , Simonds Channel from Frobisher Lake |
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Drain | MacBeth Channel ( Churchill River ) | |
Places on the shore | Buffalo Narrows | |
Data | ||
Coordinates | 55 ° 55 ′ N , 108 ° 20 ′ W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 421 m | |
surface | 559 km² | |
length | 40.6 km | |
width | 22.4 km | |
volume | 4.88 km³ | |
scope | 212 km | |
Maximum depth | 24 m | |
Middle deep | 9 m | |
Catchment area | 7874 km² |
Churchill Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . The 543 km² large lake (with islands it is 559 km²) is located in a very lake-rich area in the northwest of the province and forms the origin of the Churchill River . Buffalo Narrows is located on the western shore of the lake on an isthmus that separates the lake from Peter Pond Lake to the west . There the water of Peter Pond Lake flows to him over the Kisis Channel . To the northeast of Churchill Lake is Frobisher Lake , which flows over the Simonds Channel to Churchill Lake. At the southwestern end of the lake, the MacBeth Channel , which is attributed to the Churchill River, leaves the lake south to Lac Île-à-la-Crosse .
fauna
Churchill Lake fish species include: eyeglass , Canadian pikeperch , American perch , pike , American char , herring vendace , coregonus , the sucker carp Catostomus commersonii and Catostomus catostomus, and the burbot .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)