Reindeer Lake, Saskatchwan/Manitoba
Published: August 22, 2008, 4:39 pm
Updated: August 22, 2008, 4:39 pm
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Mark McGinley Physical Attributes
- Altitude: 337 m above sea level
- Surface Area: 6,640 sq km
- Length: 218 km
- Width: Greater than 40 km
General Description
Reindeer Lake, on the boundary of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, is an oligotrophic lake of great depth, low dissolved solids, a northern climate and excellent fishing. The lake is drained by a controlled weir to the Churchill River. The shoreline is irregular and there are numerous islands in the lake. The break-up of ice occurs late in the spring (third week of June) and consequently, the lake was rarely used by the fur traders from the North West Company or Hudson's Bay Company compared to the many surrounding lakes.
Watershed
The vegetation of the drainage basin is boreal forest, characterized primarily by black spruce with some white spruce and jackpine. Native communities are present along the north and south shores of Reindeer Lake at Brochet and Southend.
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Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (Lead Author);Paul D. N. Hebert (Contributing Author);Mark McGinley (Topic Editor) "Reindeer Lake, Saskatchwan/Manitoba". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 22, 2008; Last revised Date August 22, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Reindeer_Lake,_Saskatchwan/Manitoba>
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Physical Attributes
- Altitude: 337 m above sea level
- Surface Area: 6,640 sq km
- Length: 218 km
- Width: Greater than 40 km
General Description
Reindeer Lake, on the boundary of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, is an oligotrophic lake of great depth, low dissolved solids, a northern climate and excellent fishing. The lake is drained by a controlled weir to the Churchill River. The shoreline is irregular and there are numerous islands in the lake. The break-up of ice occurs late in the spring (third week of June) and consequently, the lake was rarely used by the fur traders from the North West Company or Hudson's Bay Company compared to the many surrounding lakes.
Watershed
The vegetation of the drainage basin is boreal forest, characterized primarily by black spruce with some white spruce and jackpine. Native communities are present along the north and south shores of Reindeer Lake at Brochet and Southend.
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