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{{Short description|Lake in Sasketchewan, Canada}}
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'''Cumberland Lake''' is a [[glacial lake]] of [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]].
'''Cumberland Lake''' is a [[glacial lake]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]].
It is located in the [[Cumberland Delta]] in East-Central Saskatchewan about {{convert|60|km|mi}} from the [[Manitoba]] border. [[Cumberland House (Saskatchewan)]] and [[Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park]] are located on the south [[shore]] and is accessed by [[Saskatchewan Highway 123|Highway 123]]. The community has been subject to floods from the [[Saskatchewan River]]. The lake was an interior hub of fur trade routes traveled by [[Voyageurs]] during the fur trade era.<ref name = "CanoeRoutesMorse">''Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now'' by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.</ref>
It is situated in the [[Saskatchewan River Delta|Cumberland Delta]] in east-central Saskatchewan about {{convert|60|km}} from the [[Manitoba]] border. [[Cumberland House, Saskatchewan|Cumberland House]] and [[Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park]] are on the south shore and are accessed by [[Saskatchewan Highway 123|Highway 123]]. The community has been subject to floods from the [[Saskatchewan River]]. The lake was an interior hub of fur trade routes travelled by [[Voyageurs]] during the [[North American fur trade|fur trade]] era.<ref name = "CanoeRoutesMorse">''Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now'' by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys05.htm?sdi=lakes |title=Principal lakes, elevation and area, by provinces and territories |website=www40.statcan.ca |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121220255/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys05.htm?sdi=lakes |archive-date=21 January 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CumberlandHouse |title=Cumberland House Provincial Park - Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport - |access-date=14 May 2010 |archive-date=21 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521174155/http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CumberlandHouse |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Fish species==
The lake supports a variety of [[fish]] species. These include [[walleye]], [[sauger]], [[yellow perch]], [[northern pike]], [[lake whitefish]], [[goldeye]], [[mooneye]], [[white sucker]], [[shorthead redhorse]], [[longnose sucker]], [[lake sturgeon]] and [[burbot]].

==See also==
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*[[List of lakes in Saskatchewan]]
*[[North American fur trade]]


==References==
== Fish species ==
The lake supports a variety of fish species. These include [[walleye]], [[sauger]], [[yellow perch]], [[northern pike]], [[lake whitefish]], [[goldeye]], [[mooneye]], [[white sucker]], [[shorthead redhorse]], [[longnose sucker]], [[lake sturgeon]], and [[burbot]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anglersatlas.com/freemaps/bc/bclist.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020720/http://www.anglersatlas.com/freemaps/bc/bclist.php|archive-date=28 September 2007|title=Angler's Atlas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103002043/http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115|archive-date=3 November 2015|title=Publication Centre}}</ref>
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==External Links==
== See also ==
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*[[List of lakes of Saskatchewan]]
*[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys05.htm?sdi=lakes Statistics Canada]
*[http://www.anglersatlas.com/freemaps/bc/bclist.php Maps of Cumberland Lake] in The Angler's Atlas
*[http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115 Fish Species of Saskatchewan]
*[http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CumberlandHouse Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park]


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Latest revision as of 19:12, 18 November 2024

Not to be confused with Lake Cumberland.

Cumberland Lake
Cumberland Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Cumberland Lake
Cumberland Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Cumberland Lake is located in Canada
Cumberland Lake
Cumberland Lake
Cumberland Lake (Canada)
Location Saskatchewan
Coordinates54°03′N 102°18′W / 54.050°N 102.300°W / 54.050; -102.300
Typeglacial lake
Part ofSaskatchewan River drainage basin
Primary inflows
Primary outflowsSaskatchewan River
Basin countries Canada
SettlementsCumberland House

Cumberland Lake is a glacial lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the Cumberland Delta in east-central Saskatchewan about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Manitoba border. Cumberland House and Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park are on the south shore and are accessed by Highway 123. The community has been subject to floods from the Saskatchewan River. The lake was an interior hub of fur trade routes travelled by Voyageurs during the fur trade era.[1][2][3]

Fish species

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The lake supports a variety of fish species. These include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake whitefish, goldeye, mooneye, white sucker, shorthead redhorse, longnose sucker, lake sturgeon, and burbot.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.
  2. ^ "Principal lakes, elevation and area, by provinces and territories". www40.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cumberland House Provincial Park - Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport -". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Angler's Atlas". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Publication Centre". Archived from the original on 3 November 2015.


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