| Primrose Lake | |
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  Primrose Lake Location of Primrose Lake  Primrose Lake Primrose Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Division No. 18, Saskatchewan / Lac La Biche County, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 54°55′N 109°45′W / 54.917°N 109.750°W |
| Primary inflows | Calder River |
| Primary outflows | Martineau River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) |
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Primrose Lake[1] is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the Churchill River drainage basin. The lake straddles the Saskatchewan / Alberta border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan with only the south-west corner of the lake in Alberta. On the Saskatchewan side of the lake is Backes Island Wildlife Refuge, which is a small protected island near the middle of the lake that is important to birds.[2] The entire lake plus surrounding land totalling 1,259.52 km2 (486.30 sq mi) is part of an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Primrose Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Backes Island Wildlife Refuge". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2023.