Good Spirit Lake

Good Spirit Lake
Good Spirit Lake
Good Spirit Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Good Spirit Lake
Good Spirit Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Good Spirit Lake is located in Canada
Good Spirit Lake
Good Spirit Lake
Good Spirit Lake (Canada)
LocationRM of Good Lake No. 274,  Saskatchewan
Coordinates51°34′00″N 102°40′02″W / 51.5667°N 102.6671°W / 51.5667; -102.6671
Primary inflowsSpirit Creek
Catchment areaWhitesand River
Basin countries Canada
Surface area4,501 ha (11,120 acres)
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Shore length140 km (25 mi)
Surface elevation481 m (1,578 ft)
Settlements
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Good Spirit Lake[1] is a lake on the eastern side of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is a shallow lake notable for its naturally sandy beaches, parks, and sand dunes. One of Saskatchewan's six founding provincial parks, Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, surrounds the western and southern shores of the lake. The lake is in the RM of Good Lake No. 274 and Yorkton, 48 kilometres (30 mi) to the south, is the nearest city.[2][3] The hamlets of Burgis Beach[4] and Canora Beach — the only two communities on the lake — are located on the eastern shore. The southern shore of the lake is accessed from Highway 229 and the northern shore is accessed from Highway 746.[5] Highway 47 runs north to south west of the lake and Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park.

Good Spirit Lake's main inflow, Spirit Creek, flows into the lake at the northern end. At the southern end of the lake is a dam that was built to regulate water levels. The lake's outflow is from a channel that leads away from the dam and into a tributary of the Whitesand River.[6]

  1. ^ "Good Spirit Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Good Spirit Lake Fishing Map". Gps Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Good Spirit Lake". Geoview.info. Geoview. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Burgis Beach". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Canora Beach Resort". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Good Spirit Lake Scour Hole". Assiniboine Watershed. AWSA. Retrieved 12 May 2022.