| Basin Lake | |
|---|---|
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| Location | RM of Three Lakes No. 400, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°38′00″N 105°17′02″W / 52.6334°N 105.2839°W |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Primary outflows | None |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 3,782.5 ha (9,347 acres) |
| Average depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Max. depth | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 42 km (26 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Basin Lake[1] is an endorheic salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the RM of Three Lakes No. 400 in the Boreal Transition ecoregion[2] and is within an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada and part of the Basin and Middle Lakes Bird Sanctuary.[3][4] There are no communities along the lake's shore and the closest highway is Highway 20. At 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south, Humbolt is the closest city.
- ^ "Basin Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Ecoregions of Saskatchewan". usask. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary – Basin Lake". BRMB Maps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Basin and Middle Lakes Bird Sanctuary". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2023.