Canoe Lake is a lake in north-western
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 North ...
of
Saskatchewan.
Settlements on the lake include
Canoe Narrows,
Cole Bay
Cole Bay is a northern hamlet in Saskatchewan's northern taiga, boreal forest. It is located on the southern shore of Canoe Lake (Saskatchewan), Canoe Lake. The population in the Canada Census of 2011 was 230, an increase of 47.4% over 156 in 2006 ...
,
Jans Bay
Jans Bay is a northern hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jans Bay had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from i ...
.
The lake is accessed from
Highways 965 and
903. On the western shore is a
provincial recreation site called Canoe Lake Recreation Site. The Canoe River flows east from the lake to
Lac Île-à-la-Crosse.
Canoe Lake Recreation Site
Most of the western shore of the lake from Cole Bay in the south to Anderson Bay is the north is part of Canoe Lake Recreation Site (). The park, which is leased to a private operator, covers an area of and has a campground with 46 campsites. The park also has a boat launch and offers access to the lake for water sports, fishing, and swimming. Access is from Highway 903.
Fish species
Fish commonly found in the lake include
northern pike,
lake whitefish, and
longnose suckers.
See also
*
List of lakes of Saskatchewan
References
Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan
Lakes of Saskatchewan
Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
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