Black Lake (Fond du Lac River, Saskatchewan)

Black Lake is a lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 17 kilometres (11 mi) wide, has an area of 464 square kilometres (179 sq mi), and lies at an elevation of 281 metres (922 ft). The primary inflows are the Chipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, and Souter River; the primary outflow is Fond du Lac River, which flows via the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

For other places with the same name, see Black Lake.
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NASA map showing Black Lake[1]
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Location of Black Lake in Saskatchewan
LocationSaskatchewan
Coordinates59°12′00″N 105°15′02″W
Primary inflowsChipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, Souter River
Primary outflowsFond du Lac River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length55 km (34 mi)
Max. width17 km (11 mi)
Surface area464 km2 (179 sq mi)
Surface elevation281 m (922 ft)
IslandsFir, Pick and many smaller islands
SettlementsBlack Lake
References[2][3]

The community of Black Lake is located on the northwest shore of the lake, near where the Fond du Lac River exits.

Fish species

The fish species in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot.

References
  1. "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". August 24, 2002. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  2. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Black Lake)". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  3. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.


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