Black Lake
NASA map showing Black Lake[1]
Black Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Black Lake
Black Lake
Location of Black Lake in Saskatchewan
Black Lake is located in Canada
Black Lake
Black Lake
Black Lake (Canada)
LocationNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates59°12′00″N 105°15′02″W / 59.20000°N 105.25056°W / 59.20000; -105.25056
Primary inflowsChipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, Souter River
Primary outflowsFond du Lac River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length55 km (34 mi)
Max. width17 km (11 mi)
Surface area464 km2 (179 sq mi)
Surface elevation281 m (922 ft)
Islands
  • Fir Island
  • Pick Island
SettlementsBlack Lake
References[2][3]

Black Lake is a lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 17 kilometres (11 mi) wide, has an area of 464 km2 (179 sq mi), and lies at an elevation of 281 metres (922 ft). The primary inflows are the Chipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, and Souter River; the primary outflow is Fond du Lac River, which flows via the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

The community of Black Lake is located on the northwest shore of the lake, near where the Fond du Lac River exits.

Fish species

The fish species in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot.

See also

References

  1. "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". 24 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Black Lake)". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 29 August 2014.


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