Greig Lake is a lake in
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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in the
boreal forest
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ecozone of Canada. On the eastern shore of the lake is the
resort village
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of
Greig Lake and Greig Lake Campground. The south-west corner of the lake has a resort called Waters Edge Eco Lodge. The lake is accessed from
Highway 224 at the south end.
The entirety of Greig Lake is within Meadow Lake Provincial Park and it is located just north of the
Waterhen River and north-east of Rusty and
Kimball Lakes. The four Mustus Lakes, First, Second, Third, and Fourth, are to the west. Several small creeks flow into the lake and, at the south end, a creek flows out and into the Waterhen River via a fish trap . The lake is in the
Beaver River watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
Music
* Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...
, which is part of the
Churchill River and
Hudson Bay drainage basin
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.
Recreation
Located in Saskatchewan's largest
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
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, there are many amenities and activities in and around the lake. Greig Lake Campground is located at Greig Beach, which is a sandy beach about 50 metres in length, on the eastern shore. There are 150 individual campsites plus two group campgrounds, an 18-hole
minigolf
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course, two boat launches, a store, and boat rentals. There are also showers, laundry, washrooms, and a sewer dump available. The park also has tennis/basketball courts, a baseball field, and a visitor's centre rep.
On the south-west corner of the lake is Waters Edge Eco Lodge. It is a full-service resort with cabin rentals.
Fish species
Fish commonly found in Greig Lake include
northern pike
The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (pikes). They are commonly found in brackish water, moderately salty and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). T ...
,
walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern ...
,
yellow perch
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,
burbot
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, and
lake Whitefish
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.
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 lake ...
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Tourism in Saskatchewan
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References
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Lakes of Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake No. 588, Saskatchewan
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan