Alsask Lake | |
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Location | Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 51°20′00″N 109°52′03″W / 51.33333°N 109.86750°W[1] |
Type | Endorheic lake |
Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
Primary outflows | None |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 203.4 ha (503 acres)[2] |
Max. depth | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Shore length1 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
Surface elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft)[3] |
Settlements | none |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Alsask Lake is a closed basin lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Alsask.[4] The lake is a natural source for sodium sulfate and until 1991 an extraction plant was operated by Francanna Minerals (Sodium Sulfate Company).[5][6]