Pasqua Lake

Pasqua Lake
Pasqua Lake
Pasqua Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Pasqua Lake
Pasqua Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Pasqua Lake is located in Canada
Pasqua Lake
Pasqua Lake
Pasqua Lake (Canada)
LocationSaskatchewan
GroupFishing Lakes
Coordinates50°46′30″N 103°59′33″W / 50.77500°N 103.99250°W / 50.77500; -103.99250
Primary inflowsQu'Appelle River
Primary outflowsQu'Appelle River at Sioux Crossing
Catchment areaHudson Bay drainage basin
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length16.1 km (10.0 mi)
Max. width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area3,110.2 ha (7,685 acres)
Average depth5.8 m (19 ft)
Max. depth18.3 m (60 ft)
Water volume120,932 dam3 (98,041 acre⋅ft)
Shore length140 km (25 mi)
Surface elevation475 m (1,558 ft)
SettlementsPasqua Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Pasqua Lake[1] is a lake along the course of the Qu'Appelle River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Pasqua Lake was named after Chief Joseph Pasqua who formed what became the Pasqua First Nation. It is one of four lakes that make up the Fishing Lakes,[2] which are all in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The Qu'Appelle Valley was formed about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age as meltwater from the glaciers carved out the valley. As water levels rose and fell, alluvium was left in the wake. These piles of alluvium are what created the separations between the lakes.[3]

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Pasqua Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. ^ "Lower Qu'Appelle River Watershed".
  3. ^ "Qu'Appelle Valley Geolog".