The lake runs at a diagonal in a north to east direction and is about seven miles long while less than a mile wide. The total surface area is 395 hectares (980 acres) and the shoreline measures 28 kilometres (17 mi). It was created in 1937 with the damming of Moose Mountain Creek and is situated in the Moose Mountain Creek valley, which was formed during the last ice age.[4]
Parks and recreation
Near the dam, along the lake, there is a small park with a picnic area and boat launch called Lost Horse Hills Heritage Park. It is named after the nearby Lost Horse Hills. Fishing in the lake is popular and northern pike are a common fish species found in the lake.[5][6]
Moose Mountain Dam (49°53′28″N103°01′55″W / 49.8911°N 103.0319°W / 49.8911; -103.0319) is an earthen dam built in 1937. It is owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA).[8] The building of the dam created the reservoir called Moose Mountain Lake that holds 11,535 cubic decametres (9,352 acre⋅ft) of water. The reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, recreation, and as a wildlife and fish habitat. In 2012, the WSA spent more than $1.7 million in upgrades to the dam. Part of the upgrade was to build a fish passageway to allow migrating fish access to the reservoir. On 26 September 2012, the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, Ken Cheveldayoff said,
"Maintaining our water infrastructure is key to our government's vision for resource management in Saskatchewan. This investment will help safeguard the health, safety, and reliability of this watershed now and years to come."
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