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'''Cumberland Lake''' is a [[glacial lake]] of [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. |
'''Cumberland Lake''' is a [[glacial lake]] of [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. |
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It is located in the Cumberland Delta in east-central Saskatchewan about {{convert|60|km|mi}} from the [[Manitoba]] border. [[Cumberland House, Saskatchewan|Cumberland House]] 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 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=Archived copy |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>http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CumberlandHouse |
It is located in the Cumberland Delta in east-central Saskatchewan about {{convert|60|km|mi}} from the [[Manitoba]] border. [[Cumberland House, Saskatchewan|Cumberland House]] 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 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=Archived copy |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=Archived copy |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> |
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==Fish species== |
==Fish species== |
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Revision as of 23:46, 5 July 2022
| Cumberland Lake | |
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  Cumberland Lake  Cumberland Lake | |
| Location |  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°03′N 102°18′W / 54.050°N 102.300°W |
| Type | glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Grassberry River New Channel Lake |
| Primary outflows | Saskatchewan River |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Settlements | Cumberland House (Saskatchewan) |
Cumberland Lake is a glacial lake of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 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 located on the south shore and is 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
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
References
- ^ Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.
- ^ "Archived copy". www40.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Angler's Atlas". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Publication Centre". Archived from the original on 3 November 2015.
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