Chitek Lake | |
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Location | RM of Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 53°47′34″N 107°50′55″W / 53.7927°N 107.8487°W |
Part of | Churchill River drainage basin |
River sources | Meadow Lake Escarpment |
Primary outflows | Chitek River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 3,328.2 ha (8,224 acres) |
Max. depth | 23.8 m (78 ft) |
Shore length1 | 72.53 km (45.07 mi) |
Surface elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
Islands | Billings Island |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Chitek Lake[1] is lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in the Mid-boreal Upland ecozone[2] in the west-central part of Saskatchewan. Most of the lake is the RM of Big River No. 555 and only the very southernmost point is in the RM of Spiritwood No. 496. Along the lake's shores, there is the Chitek Lake Indian reserve, a community, provincial recreation area, resorts, and outfitters. The outflow is the Chitek River, which flows out from the northern end of the lake. Access is from Highway 24.[3][4]