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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)]] 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 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> |
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==Fish species== |
==Fish species== |
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==External |
==External links== |
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*[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys05.htm?sdi=lakes Statistics Canada] |
*[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys05.htm?sdi=lakes Statistics Canada] |
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*[http://www.anglersatlas.com/freemaps/bc/bclist.php Maps of Cumberland Lake] in The Angler's Atlas |
*[http://www.anglersatlas.com/freemaps/bc/bclist.php Maps of Cumberland Lake] in The Angler's Atlas |
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*[http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115 Fish Species of Saskatchewan] |
*[http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115 Fish Species of Saskatchewan] |
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*[http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CumberlandHouse Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park] |
*[http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/CumberlandHouse Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park] |
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[[Category:Lakes of Saskatchewan]] |
[[Category:Lakes of Saskatchewan]] |
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Revision as of 19:58, 12 November 2012
| Cumberland Lake | |
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| 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 (Saskatchewan) 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 traveled by Voyageurs during the fur trade era.[1]
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
References
- ^ Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.
External links
- Statistics Canada
- Maps of Cumberland Lake in The Angler's Atlas
- Fish Species of Saskatchewan
- Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park
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