Frobisher Lake

Frobisher Lake is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, located between Turnor Lake and Churchill Lake. The lake is part of the Churchill River drainage basin. It receives water from Turnor Lake via the short Wanasin River and a channel connects it to Churchill Lake. Pinaskau, Wapiskaw and Waskwei are the largest of many islands on the lake. The freezing period of the lake is from November to May. There are no permanent settlements on Frobisher Lake. The closest community is Turnor Lake, which is accessed by Highway 909. From Turnor Lake a road access was built to Frobisher Lake.[3][4][5]

Frobisher Lake
Frobisher Lake
Location of Frobisher Lake in Saskatchewan
LocationSaskatchewan
Coordinates56°20′N 108°15′W
Typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsTurnor Lake via Wanasin River
Primary outflowsa channel to Churchill Lake
Catchment area4,921 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area516 km2 (199 sq mi)
Average depth5.5 m (18 ft)
Max. depth19 m (62 ft)
Water volume2.18 km3 (1,770,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1424 km (263 mi)
Surface elevation421 m (1,381 ft)
FrozenNov-May
IslandsPinaskau Island, Wapiskaw Island, Waskwei Island
Settlementslake is accessed from Turnor Lake
References[1][2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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. [6][7]

See also
  • List of lakes in Saskatchewan

References
  1. "World Lake Database". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. Statistics Canada
  3. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Frobisher Lake)". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  4. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  5. "World Lake Database (Frobisher Lake)". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  6. "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  7. Anglersatlas.com Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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