| Pasqua Lake | |
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 Pasqua Lake | |
  Pasqua Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Pasqua Lake Pasqua Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Saskatchewan |
| Group | Fishing Lakes |
| Coordinates | 50°46′30″N 103°59′33″W / 50.77500°N 103.99250°W |
| Primary inflows | Qu'Appelle River |
| Primary outflows | Qu'Appelle River at Sioux Crossing |
| Catchment area | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 16.1 km (10.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Surface area | 3,110.2 ha (7,685 acres) |
| Average depth | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
| Max. depth | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
| Water volume | 120,932 dam3 (98,041 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Settlements | Pasqua Lake |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Pasqua Lake[1] is a lake along the course of the Qu'Appelle River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Pasqua Lake was named after Chief Joseph Pasqua who formed what became the Pasqua First Nation. It is one of four lakes that make up the Fishing Lakes,[2] which are all in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The Qu'Appelle Valley was formed about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age as meltwater from the glaciers carved out the valley. As water levels rose and fell, alluvium was left in the wake. These piles of alluvium are what created the separations between the lakes.[3]
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Pasqua Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Lower Qu'Appelle River Watershed".
- ^ "Qu'Appelle Valley Geolog".