Upper Fishing Lake | |
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Location |
Narrow Hills Provincial Park, ![]() |
Coordinates | 54°03′24″N 104°39′37″W / 54.0567°N 104.6603°W |
Primary inflows | Caribou Creek |
Primary outflows | Caribou Creek |
Basin countries | ![]() |
Surface area | 51 ha (130 acres) |
Max. depth | 14.91 m (48.9 ft) |
Shore length1 | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Upper Fishing Lake [1] is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Narrow Hills Provincial Park. [2] It is situated in a glacier-formed valley in the Cub Hills [3] and the boreal forest [4] ecozone of Canada. It is north-west of the larger Lower Fishing Lake along the course of Caribou Creek and is accessed from the Hanson Lake Road. [5]
Caribou Creek and Upper Fishing Lake's other inflow, a river that flows south from Stickley Lake, flow into the lake at its north-western point. Caribou Creek flows out of the lake at its south-eastern point. [6] [7] The Fishing Lakes Fire of 1977 burned much of the region upstream and around the lake. As a result, the area is now dominated by jack pine, which is a tree species that is well adapted fire burned forests. [8] At the south-east corner of the lake, near where Caribou Creek flows out, is Caribou Creek Lodge. The lodge is accessed from Hanson Lake Road and features a motel, cabins, a dining room, fuel, and a convenience store. [9]
Fish commonly found in Upper Fishing Lake include northern pike and walleye. [10] The lake was last stocked with 50,000 walleye fry in 2019. [11]
Upper Fishing Lake | |
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Location |
Narrow Hills Provincial Park, ![]() |
Coordinates | 54°03′24″N 104°39′37″W / 54.0567°N 104.6603°W |
Primary inflows | Caribou Creek |
Primary outflows | Caribou Creek |
Basin countries | ![]() |
Surface area | 51 ha (130 acres) |
Max. depth | 14.91 m (48.9 ft) |
Shore length1 | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Upper Fishing Lake [1] is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Narrow Hills Provincial Park. [2] It is situated in a glacier-formed valley in the Cub Hills [3] and the boreal forest [4] ecozone of Canada. It is north-west of the larger Lower Fishing Lake along the course of Caribou Creek and is accessed from the Hanson Lake Road. [5]
Caribou Creek and Upper Fishing Lake's other inflow, a river that flows south from Stickley Lake, flow into the lake at its north-western point. Caribou Creek flows out of the lake at its south-eastern point. [6] [7] The Fishing Lakes Fire of 1977 burned much of the region upstream and around the lake. As a result, the area is now dominated by jack pine, which is a tree species that is well adapted fire burned forests. [8] At the south-east corner of the lake, near where Caribou Creek flows out, is Caribou Creek Lodge. The lodge is accessed from Hanson Lake Road and features a motel, cabins, a dining room, fuel, and a convenience store. [9]
Fish commonly found in Upper Fishing Lake include northern pike and walleye. [10] The lake was last stocked with 50,000 walleye fry in 2019. [11]