Cree Lake | |
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Location | Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 57°30′N 106°30′W / 57.500°N 106.500°W |
Lake type | glacial lake |
Part of | Mackenzie River drainage basin |
Primary outflows | Cree River |
Catchment area | 4,468 km2 (1,725 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi) |
Average depth | 14.9 m (49 ft) |
Max. depth | 60 m (200 ft) |
Water volume | 17.6 km3 (4.2 cu mi) |
Shore length1 | 786 km (488 mi) |
Surface elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
References | [2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Cree Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is the fourth largest in the province and is located west of Reindeer Lake and south of Lake Athabasca.[3] There is no highway access, but the lake is reachable by float plane.
Cree Lake (Crystal Lodge) Airport (bush strip) and Cree Lake (Crystal Lodge) Water Aerodrome serve Crystal Lodge, a fly-in fishing lodge.