Christopher Lake | |
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Location | District of Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 53°33′56″N 105°49′32″W / 53.5656°N 105.8256°W |
Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
Primary inflows | Christopher Lake diversion |
River sources | Waskesiu Upland |
Primary outflows | Christopher Creek |
Catchment area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 14.61 km (9.08 mi) |
Surface area | 1,646.2 ha (4,068 acres) |
Max. depth | 10.1 m (33 ft) |
Shore length1 | 18.02 km (11.20 mi) |
Surface elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
Islands | Campbell Island |
Settlements | |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Christopher Lake[1] is a recreational lake in the boreal forest ecozone in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is south-east of Emma Lake and Great Blue Heron Provincial Park in the central part of the province in the District of Lakeland No. 521.[2] Access to Christopher Lake is from Highways 953 and 263 and it is about 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of the city of Prince Albert.[3]
The community of Bell's Beach is along the south-east corner of the lake and Clearsand Beach is along the western shore. The village of Christopher Lake is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the south-eastern corner of the lake and Bell's Beach. Along much of the southern half of the lake are cabins, cottages, and summer homes.