Upper Fishing Lake
| Upper Fishing Lake | |
|---|---|
  Upper Fishing Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Upper Fishing Lake Upper Fishing Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Narrow Hills Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°03′24″N 104°39′37″W / 54.0567°N 104.6603°W |
| Primary inflows | Caribou Creek |
| Primary outflows | Caribou Creek |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 51 ha (130 acres) |
| Max. depth | 14.91 m (48.9 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Upper Fishing Lake[1] is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.[2] It is situated in a glacier-formed valley in the Cub Hills[3] and the boreal forest[4] ecozone of Canada. It is north-west of the larger Lower Fishing Lake along the course of Caribou Creek and is accessed from the Hanson Lake Road.[5]
Description
[edit]Caribou Creek and Upper Fishing Lake's other inflow, a river that flows south from Stickley Lake, flow into the lake at its north-western point. Caribou Creek flows out of the lake at its south-eastern point.[6][7] The Fishing Lakes Fire of 1977 burned much of the region upstream and around the lake. As a result, the area is now dominated by jack pine, which is a tree species that is well adapted fire burned forests.[8] At the south-east corner of the lake, near where Caribou Creek flows out, is Caribou Creek Lodge. The lodge is accessed from Hanson Lake Road and features a motel, cabins, a dining room, fuel, and a convenience store.[9]
Fish species
[edit]Fish commonly found in Upper Fishing Lake include northern pike and walleye.[10] The lake was last stocked with 50,000 walleye fry in 2019.[11]
See also
[edit]- List of lakes of Saskatchewan
- List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
- Tourism in Saskatchewan
- Hudson Bay drainage basin
References
[edit]- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Upper Fishing Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Narrow Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Cub Hills". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Upper Fishing Lake Fishing Map". GPS nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Upper Fishing Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". mindat. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Upper Fishing Lake". geoview.info. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Trout Streams of the Cub Hills". environment.gov.sk. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.
- ^ "Caribou Creek Lodge Ltd". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Upper Fishing Lake". Angler's Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Explore Upper Fishing Lake - Sask Lakes". sasklakes.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
