| Brightsand Lake | |
|---|---|
  Brightsand Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Brightsand Lake Brightsand Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | RM of Mervin No. 499, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 53°36′00″N 108°53′02″W / 53.6001°N 108.8840°W |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Primary outflows | Brightsand Creek |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 4,560.7 ha (11,270 acres) |
| Max. depth | 14.7 m (48 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Brightsand Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 in the west-central part of the province in the aspen parkland ecoregion. Brightsand Creek[2] — located on the western side of the lake — is the outflow and it flows in a southerly direction into Turtlelake River, which is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.[3] Turtle Lake is about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) to the east and the Meadow Lake Escarpment[4] is to the north-east.
There are several communities and a regional park dotted around its shores. At the southern end of the lake is Crystal Bay-Sunset and Thunderchild Indian Reserve 115Z; along the eastern shore is Evergreen Beach, Mowrey Beach, and Lakeshore Estates subdivision; and Brightsand Lake Regional Park is at the northern end. Access to the lake is from Highways 795 and 796.
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- ^ "Brightsand Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Brightsand Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Williston Basin Symposium". Datapages, Inc. Datapages, Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2023.