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Deschambault Lake
ᑭᒧᓲᒼ-ᑇᑎᓈᕽ kimosôm-pwâtinâhk Kimosom Pwatinahk 203 | |
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  Deschambault Lake Deschambault Lake in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 54°55′00″N 103°22′01″W / 54.91667°N 103.36694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Nations Band government |
| • MLA | Cumberland |
| • MP | Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,194 |
| • Density | 148.5/km2 (385/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Hwy 106, Hwy 911 |
Deschambault Lake (Kimosom Pwatinahk 203) (Woods Cree: ᑭᒧᓲᒼ-ᑇᑎᓈᕽ, romanized: kimosôm-pwâtinâhk), located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is a small community on the shore of Deschambault Lake. The nearest city, Flin Flon, Manitoba, is 140 kilometres (90 mi) east on Highway 106. The community is at the terminus of the 31-kilometre-long (19 mi) Highway 911. Commercial fishing is the main source of income, while other employers include the Kistapiskaw School (K–12) and the local health clinic. It is part of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN).
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2012.