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Buffer Lake
Buffer Lake
	Buffer Lake Location in Saskatchewan Buffer Lake Buffer Lake (Canada)
Location	RM of Grant No. 372, Saskatchewan
Coordinates	52°23′00″N 106°00′02″W / 52.3834°N 106.0006°W
Type	Salt lake
Part of	Saskatchewan River drainage basin
Primary outflows	None
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	2,602 ha (6,430 acres)
Shore length1	37 km (23 mi)
Surface elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Settlements	None
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Buffer Lake^[2] is large, shallow salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.^[3] The lake is mostly dependent on spring run-off and seasonal rains to maintain water levels. During periods of drought, extensive mudflats form around the lake. The lake is in the Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Vonda.

Buffer Lake (SK 076) is an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada that covers an area of 129.72 km² (50.09 sq mi). It is important habitat for the piping plover and whooping crane. Five gravelly beaches along the western and northern shores have been designated as critical piping plover habitat and as such, the shoreline up to the highwater mark is protected from development. Other birds found at the lake include the red-necked phalarope, Baird's sandpiper, Hudsonian godwit, sanderling, and the buff-breasted sandpiper.^[4]

References

^ Siemens, Matthew. "Buffer Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Buffer Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ "Buffer Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindat. Mindat. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ "Buffer Lake". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2023.