Jumbo Lake | |
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Location | RM of Loon Lake No. 561, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 54°01′22″N 109°13′20″W / 54.0228°N 109.2222°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 502 ha (1,240 acres) |
Max. depth | 14.63 m (48.0 ft) |
Shore length1 | 31.1 km (19.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Jumbo Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. It is also known as Big Jumbo Lake to differentiate it from adjoining Little Jumbo Lake. Big and Little Jumbo Lakes make up the heart of Makwa Lake Provincial Park[2] and are part of several inter-connected lakes that include Makwa Lake and Upper Makwa Lake.[3] The southern half of the lake is within Makwa Lake Provincial Park and the northern half is within Makwa Lake 129B Indian reserve. Access to both lakes is from Highway 699.
Jumbo, Little Jumbo, and Makwa Lakes are all connected[4][5] and the water levels are controlled by the Makwa Lake Control dam, which is located at the source of the Makwa River at the north-east corner of Makwa Lake.[6]