Summary
Frobisher Lake is a lake in the northern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated between Turnor Lake and Churchill Lake.
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| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 56°20′N 108°15′W / 56.333°N 108.250°W |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Turnor Lake via Wanasin River |
| Primary outflows | a channel to Churchill Lake |
| Catchment area | 4,921 km2 (1,900 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 516 km2 (199 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Max. depth | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Water volume | 2.18 km3 (1,770,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 424 km (263 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Frozen | Nov-May |
| Islands |
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| Settlements | Lake is accessed from Turnor Lake |
| References | [1][2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Background edit
The lake is part of the Churchill River drainage basin. It receives water from Turnor Lake via the short Wanasin River and a channel connects it to Churchill Lake. Pinaskau, Wapiskaw and Waskwei are the largest of many islands on the lake. The freezing period of the lake is from November to May. There are no permanent settlements on Frobisher Lake. The closest community is Turnor Lake, which is accessed by Highway 909. From Turnor Lake a road access was built to Frobisher Lake.[3][4][5]
The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot. [6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World Lake Database". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Statistics Canada
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Frobisher Lake)". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "World Lake Database (Frobisher Lake)". Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Anglersatlas.com Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine