Midnight Lake
Midnight Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Midnight Lake
Midnight Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Midnight Lake is located in Canada
Midnight Lake
Midnight Lake
Midnight Lake (Canada)
LocationRM of Parkdale No. 498, Saskatchewan
Coordinates53°30′00″N 108°21′03″W / 53.5001°N 108.3507°W / 53.5001; -108.3507
River sourcesMeadow Lake Escarpment
Primary outflowsDewan Creek
Basin countriesCanada

Midnight Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is south of the Meadow Lake Escarpment,[2] which is a plateau that separates the Saskatchewan and Churchill River drainage basins. The lake sits in the transition zone between the boreal forest and aspen parkland ecozones[3] and is at the centre of an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada. Access is from Highway 4

Midnight Lake is fed by several small streams that flow in from the surrounding hills. From the south end of the lake, Dewan Creek[4] flows out in a westerly direction. It empties into Stony Lake, which is connected to Turtle Lake by Warner River. To the east of Midnight Lake are Helene and Birch Lakes. The community of Midnight Lake is located near the southern tip of the lake and the hamlet of Helena Lake is near the eastern shore, close to Helene Lake. The village of Glaslyn is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the south and Saulteaux 159 Indian reserve is to the north.[5]

Midnight Lake IBA

The Midnight Lake (SK 087) IBA covers a total of 130.05 km2 (50.21 sq mi). It is an important habitat for staging whooping cranes in both the spring and autumn migration.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Midnight Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Williston Basin Symposium". Datapages, Inc. Datapages, Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ecoregions of Saskatchewan". usask. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dewan Creek". GeoNames. GeoNames. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Midnight Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindat.org. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Midnight Lake". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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