Turnor Lake (Saskatchewan)

This article is about the lake. For the village, see Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan.

Turnor Lake
Turnor Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Turnor Lake
Turnor Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Turnor Lake is located in Canada
Turnor Lake
Turnor Lake
Turnor Lake (Canada)
LocationSaskatchewan
Coordinates56°28′22″N 108°42′22″W / 56.4728°N 108.7061°W / 56.4728; -108.7061
Lake typeGlacial lake
Primary inflowsWasekamio Lake, McDonald Creek
Primary outflowsWanasin River to Frobisher Lake
Catchment areaChurchill River
Basin countriesCanada
Islands
  • Miniwatin Island
  • Mikisi Island
SettlementsTurnor Lake, Saskatchewan

Turnor Lake is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of a series of connected lakes that flow into the Churchill River drainage system. These lakes from north to south are Wasekamio Lake, Turnor Lake, Frobisher Lake and Churchill Lake.[1][2] The community of Turnor Lake which includes the Birch Narrows Dene Nation is located on the southern shore of Turnor Lake. It is accessed by Highway 909 off of Highway 155

Fish species

The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Turnor Lake)". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.


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