| Jan Lake | |
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 Jan Lake (bottom left) | |
  Jan Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Jan Lake Jan Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 54°56′00″N 102°55′02″W / 54.9334°N 102.9171°W |
| Primary outflows | Pelican Lake |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 11,567.1 ha (28,583 acres) |
| Max. depth | 16.6 m (54 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 403.3 km (250.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
| Islands |
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| Settlements | Jan Lake |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Jan Lake[1] is a lake in the Northern Administration District of the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the boreal forest of Canada. Several small lakes and rivers flow into Jan Lake while its outflow is at its west end through a glacier-carved channel into Pelican Lake. The lake is within the Sturgeon-Weir River drainage basin. The Sturgeon-Weir River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.[2][3][4]
Jan Lake is the only community on the lake. It is at the south-eastern corner and is accessed from Highway 135 and Jan Lake Airport. Jan Lake is a recreational community with access to the lake, campgrounds, cabins, and outfitters.[5] The community is surrounded by Jan Lake Recreation Site,[6] which is a provincial recreation site run by Jan Lake Trading Post.[7]
Fish species
Fish commonly found in Jan Lake include walleye, yellow perch, burbot, and northern pike.[8][9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Jan Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jan Lake, Saskatchewan Map:". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jan Lake Topo Maps". Yellow Maps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jan Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Drive-in Fishing at Jan Lake, Tourism Saskatchewan, retrieved 12 September 2018
- ↑ "Jan Lake Recreation Site". Sask Lakes. SaskLakes. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jan Lake Trading Post Ltd". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jan Lake". Angler's Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jan Lake". FishBrain. FishBrain. Retrieved 12 September 2023.