| Reid Lake | |
|---|---|
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| Location | RM of Webb No. 138,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 50°01′38″N 108°07′03″W / 50.0271°N 108.1175°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Swift Current Creek |
| Primary outflows | Swift Current Creek |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Managing agency | Saskatchewan Water Security Agency |
| Surface area | 1,430.2 ha (3,534 acres) |
| Max. depth | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
| Water volume | 105,000 dam3 (85,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Reid Lake,[1] also known as Duncairn Reservoir, is a man-made reservoir in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan.[2] Reid Lake was formed with the construction of the Duncairn Dam[3] in a glacial meltwater channel along the course of Swift Current Creek in 1942. The reservoir was originally built to supply water for the city of Swift Current,[4] for irrigation projects, and to regulate Swift Current Creek levels downstream. The entire lake is part of the Duncairn Reservoir Migratory Bird Sanctuary.[5]
Reid Lake is Y-shaped and Swift Current Creek flows into Ferguson Bay at the southern end of the "Y". It flows out at Duncairn Dam at the north-eastern "Y" corner. Ferguson Bay is named after Thomas L. Ferguson, a former district sheriff.[6] From the dam, Swift Current Creek carries on northward past the city of Swift Current and into Lake Diefenbaker of the South Saskatchewan River.[7][8]
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- ^ "Reid Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindat.org. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Major Dams and Reservoirs". WSask. Water Security Agency. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Swift Current". SCCWS. Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Map of Duncairn Reservoir Bird Sanctuary in Saskatchewan". Cartographic.info. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Duncairn Reservoir : Cottages and Camping". SCCWS. Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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- ^ "Reid Lake (Duncairn Dam) Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2023.