Sturgeon Lake is a lake in the

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. It is a small, narrow body of water situated in the transition zone between the

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and

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biomes. It is located along the course of Sturgeon River, which has its headwaters in

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. The Sturgeon River is a tributary of the

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. A small dam at the eastern end of the lake helps regulate water levels. Sturgeon Lake is about north-west of the city of

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. The lake is surrounded by the

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and the RM of Shellbrook No. 493. Access to Sturgeon Lake is from Highways 788 and

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Sturgeon Lake Regional Park

Sturgeon Lake Regional Park () is a

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on the northern shore of Sturgeon Lake. Founded in 1965, the park offers camping, boating, swimming, and picnicking. The campground has 55 campsites, potable water, washrooms and showers, and electrical hook-ups. The park also has a store, restaurant, and canoe / kayak rentals. The park was awarded the Saskatchewan Regional Park of the Year in 2014. A new boat launch with two cement ramps was installed in the park in 2023.

Fish species

Fish commonly found in the 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 ...

yellow perch The yellow perch (''Perca flavescens''), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch or preacher is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samuel Latham Mitchill fr ...

, and

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 ...

References

{{Authority control Lakes of Saskatchewan Shellbrook No. 493, Saskatchewan Division No. 16, Saskatchewan

Sturgeon Lake Regional Park

Fish species

See also

References