| Cowan Lake | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°18′05″N 107°30′01″W / 54.3015°N 107.5004°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Big River |
| Primary outflows | Cowan River |
| Catchment area | Beaver River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 3,175.5 ha (7,847 acres) |
| Max. depth | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
| Water volume | 40,334 dam3 (32,699 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 126.05 km (78.32 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
| Islands | Craddock Island |
| Settlements | Big River |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cowan Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the Beaver River watershed. The primary inflow for the lake is Big River at the lake's southern end by the town of Big River and the outflow, located near the lake's northern end, is Cowan River at Cowan Lake Dam. The dam was originally built in 1937 and was upgraded in 1971. It is 4.2 metres (14 ft) high and the total volume of the reservoir created by the dam is 40,334 dam3 (32,699 acre⋅ft).[2][3]
Highway 55 follows the length of the lake along its eastern shore and Highway 942 runs up most of the length of the western shore.
- ^ "Cowan Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Dams & Reservoirs". 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Cowan Lake Fishing Map | Nautical Charts App".