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Wasekamio Lake (Saskatchewan)

Coordinates: 56°45′00″N 108°46′54″W / 56.7500°N 108.7818°W / 56.7500; -108.7818
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Wasekamio Lake
Wasekamio Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Wasekamio Lake
Wasekamio Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Wasekamio Lake is located in Canada
Wasekamio Lake
Wasekamio Lake
Wasekamio Lake (Canada)
LocationSaskatchewan
Coordinates56°45′00″N 108°46′54″W / 56.7500°N 108.7818°W / 56.7500; -108.7818
Lake typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsMcGrath Creek
Primary outflowsa channel to Turnor Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Islands
  • Sebestyen Island
  • Hill Island
Settlementsnearest village is Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan

Wasekamio Lake is a glacial lake in northern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is part of a series of connected lakes that flow south into the Churchill River drainage system. These lakes from north to south are Wasekamio Lake, Turnor Lake, Frobisher Lake, and Churchill Lake. Just north of Wasekamio Lake is the Clearwater River that flows west to the Athabasca River.[1][2]

Fish species

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The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot. [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Turnor Lake)". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2012.