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Kingsmere Lake is a lake surrounded by
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. At in size and over deep, it is a large lake in the Waskesiu Upland of central Saskatchewan. Several creeks and rivers feed the lake from the surrounding hills and, at the southern end of the lake, the outlet — Kingsmere River — flows south into Waskesiu Lake. The lake is within the Churchill River drainage basin. Kingsmere Lake is entirely within
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. It has seven campgrounds, access to Grey Owl's cabin on Ajawaan Lake, hiking trails, canoeing, boating, and fishing. Access to the lake is from a trail that begins at the end of Kingsmere Road and follows the Kingsmere River northward.


Campgrounds, trails, and canoe routes

There are seven backcountry campgrounds on Kingsmere Lake, four of which are on the Grey Owl Trail. The Grey Owl Trail is long and traverses the eastern shore of the lake from Kingsmere River to Grey Owl's cabin. One campground is on Kingsmere River Trail and the other two are only accessible by boat. The Kingsmere River Trail is long and follows the western bank of the Kingsmere River to the southern end of lake. Boat access to Kingsmere Lake is via a long rail car portage that bypasses the rapids at the head of Kingsmere River. *Westwind Group Campground — the first campground on Grey Owl Trail, it is on the south-eastern corner of the lake *Chipewyan Portage Campground — the second campground on the trail, it is situated on the eastern shore of the lake at the western end of an historical
portage Portage or portaging ( CA: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a '' ...
between Crean Lake and Kingsmere Lake *Sandy Beach Campground — the third campground on the trail, it is on the north-eastern shore *Northend Campground and Group Camping — the final campground on the trail, is on the northern shore *Southend Campground — is at the end of the Kingsmere River Trail and has a kitchen shelter *Bladebone Bay Campground — is on the north-western shore and is only accissble by boat *Pease Point Campground — is on the western shore at the mouth of the Bagwa Lake Channel


Bagwa Canoe Route

The Bagwa Canoe Route is a canoe route that begins at the southern end of Kingsmere Lake, follows the western shore, traverses the Bagwa Lake Channel, and goes through three other lakes. The route is well marked and takes 7 to 10 hours to complete. besides the campgrounds on Kingsmere Lake, there are two more campgrounds on the canoe route — one on Bagwa Lake and the other on Lily Lake. Beginning at the rail car portage and Southend Campground, the canoe route follows the western shore of Kingsmere Lake to Bagwa Lake Channel and Pease Campground. The route then follows the channel to Bagwa Lake. Bagwa Lake Campground is at the southern end of Bagwa Lake. The route then follows a creek into Lily Lake. Lily Lake Campground is on the eastern shore of Lily Lake. At the south-eastern end of Lily Lake is a long portage that goes to Clare Lake. At the eastern end of Clare lake is another long portage that goes back to Kingsmere Lake.


Fish species

Fish commonly found in Kingsmere 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 ...
, and
lake trout The lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush'') is a freshwater Salvelinus, char living mainly in lakes in Northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, laker, and grey trout. In Lake Sup ...
.


See also

*
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 ...
* Tourism in Saskatchewan


References

{{Authority control Lakes of Saskatchewan Prince Albert National Park