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  Katepwa Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Katepwa Lake Katepwa Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | District of Katepwa, Saskatchewan |
| Group | Fishing Lakes |
| Coordinates | 50°41′N 103°37′W / 50.683°N 103.617°W |
| Primary inflows | Qu'Appelle River |
| Primary outflows | Qu'Appelle River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 1,651 ha (4,080 acres) |
| Average depth | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
| Max. depth | 23.2 m (76 ft) |
| Water volume | 229,431 dam3 (186,003 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 25.7 km (16.0 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Katepwa Lake[1] (/kəˈtɛpwə/) is a recreational lake in the Qu’appelle Valley in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake's name likely originated from the Cree word Kahtapwao, which means "What is calling?" Katepwa Lake is eastern most and farthest downstream of four lakes along the Qu'Appelle River known as the Fishing Lakes.[2][3] Highway 56 runs along the eastern and southern shore and Highway 619 runs along the south-eastern shore.
Katepwa Lake, as well as the other three Fishing Lakes, are all in the Qu'Appelle Valley, which was formed about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age. Meltwater from the glaciers carved out the valley and as water levels rose and fell, alluvium was left in the wake. These piles of alluvium are what created the separations between the lakes.[4]
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Katepwa Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Qu'Appelle Lakes, Saskatchewan, Canada Vacation Info - LakeLubbers".
- ^ "Lower Qu'Appelle River Watershed". 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Qu'Appelle Valley Geolog".