Cree Lake

Cree Lake
Satellite image of Cree Lake[1]
Cree Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Cree Lake
Cree Lake
Location of Cree Lake in Saskatchewan
Cree Lake is located in Canada
Cree Lake
Cree Lake
Cree Lake (Canada)
LocationSaskatchewan
Coordinates57°30′N 106°30′W / 57.500°N 106.500°W / 57.500; -106.500
Lake typeglacial lake
Part ofMackenzie River drainage basin
Primary outflowsCree River
Catchment area4,468 km2 (1,725 sq mi)
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area1,152 km2 (445 sq mi)
Average depth14.9 m (49 ft)
Max. depth60 m (200 ft)
Water volume17.6 km3 (4.2 cu mi)
Shore length1786 km (488 mi)
Surface elevation487 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.

  1. ^ "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". 24 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ "World Lake Database (Cree Lake)". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia