Lac la Plonge

Lac la Plonge
NASA image of Lac la Plonge north of Doré Lake
Lac la Plonge is located in Saskatchewan
Lac la Plonge
Lac la Plonge
Location in Saskatchewan
Lac la Plonge is located in Canada
Lac la Plonge
Lac la Plonge
Lac la Plonge (Canada)
LocationSaskatchewan
Coordinates55°08′N 107°20′W / 55.133°N 107.333°W / 55.133; -107.333
Primary outflowsRivière la Plonge
Basin countriesCanada
Max. depth65 m (213 ft)
Shore length1109.8 km (68.2 mi)
Surface elevation466 m (1,529 ft)[1]
Islands
  • Weber Island
SettlementsLac La Plonge
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lac la Plonge[2] is a glacial lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the basin of the Beaver River, near Lac Île-à-la-Crosse. It is located in the boreal forest near the Canadian Shield. On the lake's northern shore, the community of Lac La Plonge, a resort, and campgrounds are accessed via Highway 165.[3]

The Rivière la Plonge,[4] Lac la Plonge's outflow, flows west from the north-west section of the lake into Beaver River at Beauval.[5] The lake's outflow is the site of the Lac La Plonge Dam, which is operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.[6]

  1. ^ "Lac la Plonge topographic map". topographic-map.com. World Topographic Map. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Lac la Plonge". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Lac La Plonge Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Rivière la Plonge". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Lac la Plonge". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Dam on a river (Lac la Plonge)". Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture. Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research. Retrieved 13 March 2024.