Redberry Lake is a lake near
Hafford in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
. It is a medium-sized
saline lake within an area characterized by mostly
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does incl ...
aquatic environments. The lake makes up the core protected area of the
Redberry Lake (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve, and is a federal
bird sanctuary
An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives. Pattrice Jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary defines an animal sanctuary as "a safe-enough place or relationship within the cont ...
of the same name. It is an
Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Inte ...
(IBA) of Canada designated as ''SK 005 Redberry Lake''. A small regional park is situated at the north-west corner of the lake. The countryside surrounding Redberry Lake is typical of the
aspen parkland biome of which it is a part.
Redberry Lake Regional Park
Redberry Lake Regional Park () offers camping, golfing, swimming, hiking, boating, and many
bird watching
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opportunities. Although there are no sport fish in the lake itself, the park has installed a small earthen dam on a creek which flows into the lake, creating a freshwater trout pond.
See also
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List of lakes of Saskatchewan
This is a list of lakes of Saskatchewan, a province of Canada. The largest and most notable lakes are listed at the start, followed by an alphabetical listing of other lakes of the province.
Larger lake statistics
"The total area of a lak ...
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List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan.
National parks
Provincial parks
The federal government transferred control of natural resources to the western provinces in 1930 with the Natural Resources Acts. At that time, ...
References
Lakes of Saskatchewan
Biosphere reserves of Canada
Redberry No. 435, Saskatchewan
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada
Protected areas of Saskatchewan
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan
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