Jan Lake (Saskatchewan)

Jan Lake
Jan Lake (bottom left)
Jan Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Jan Lake
Jan Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Jan Lake is located in Canada
Jan Lake
Jan Lake
Jan Lake (Canada)
LocationNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates54°56′00″N 102°55′02″W / 54.9334°N 102.9171°W / 54.9334; -102.9171
Primary outflowsPelican Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area11,567.1 ha (28,583 acres)
Max. depth16.6 m (54 ft)
Shore length1403.3 km (250.6 mi)
Surface elevation331 m (1,086 ft)
Islands
  • James Island
  • Harper Island
  • Busteed Island
SettlementsJan Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Jan Lake[1] is a lake in the Northern Administration District of the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the boreal forest of Canada. Several small lakes and rivers flow into Jan Lake while its outflow is at its west end through a glacier-carved channel into Pelican Lake. The lake is within the Sturgeon-Weir River drainage basin. The Sturgeon-Weir River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.[2][3][4]

Jan Lake is the only community on the lake. It is at the south-eastern corner and is accessed from Highway 135 and Jan Lake Airport. Jan Lake is a recreational community with access to the lake, campgrounds, cabins, and outfitters.[5] The community is surrounded by Jan Lake Recreation Site,[6] which is a provincial recreation site run by Jan Lake Trading Post.[7]

  1. ^ "Jan Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jan Lake, Saskatchewan Map:". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Jan Lake Topo Maps". Yellow Maps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Jan Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ Drive-in Fishing at Jan Lake, Tourism Saskatchewan, retrieved 12 September 2018
  6. ^ "Jan Lake Recreation Site". Sask Lakes. SaskLakes. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Jan Lake Trading Post Ltd". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 12 September 2023.