Shell Lake is a lake in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British Nort ...
of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in 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 the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
. It is a small lake east of
Chitek Lake in the
Beaver River drainage basin. The primary inflow comes from Lac Huard, which is to the south. From the northern end of the lake, Tea Creek flows out and to the north. Tea Creek is joined by several smaller creeks en route to the northern end of
Green Lake. Green River flows out of the northern end of Green Lake and into Beaver River.
Shell Lake Recreation Site
Shell Lake Recreation Site () is a
provincial recreation site on the western shore of Shell Lake. The park features a small campground and a boat launch for fishing.
Northern pike
The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish water, brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are kno ...
and
perch
Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Per ...
are fish commonly found in the lake.
Access to the park is from
Highway 945.
See also
*
List of lakes of Saskatchewan
*
Tourism in Saskatchewan
References
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Lakes of Saskatchewan
Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan