| Tobin Lake | |
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 NASA image of Tobin Lake | |
  Tobin Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Tobin Lake Tobin Lake (Canada) | |
| Location |  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 53°35′N 103°30′W / 53.583°N 103.500°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Saskatchewan River, Petaigan River |
| Primary outflows | Saskatchewan River |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Max. length | 74 km (46 mi) |
| Max. width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 26,195.1 ha (64,730 acres) |
| Max. depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Water volume | 2,200,000 dam3 (7.8×1010 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 252.1 km (156.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Settlements | Tobin Lake |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tobin Lake[1] is a reservoir along the course of the Saskatchewan River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Tobin Lake was formed by the building of the E.B. Campbell Dam (known as Squaw Rapids Dam until 1983) on the Saskatchewan River in 1963. Tobin Lake is named for William Thorburn, who was a fur trader on the Saskatchewan River. He had built a trading post on the Saskatchewan River where it is met by the Petaigan River. The rapids near the post became known as the "Thornburn Rapids". The name was later shortened to "Tobin Rapids".[2]
The town of Nipawin is near the western end of the lake and upstream from Nipawin along the Saskatchewan River is Codette Lake, which was formed by the construction of the Francois-Finlay Dam in 1986. Situated between these two man-made lakes, Nipawin earned the nickname The Town of Two Lakes.
Most of the lake is in the RMs of Moose Range No. 486 and Torch River No. 488; the northernmost shoreline is in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. Access to the west and north side of the lake is from Highway 35, the east side from Highway 123, and on the south-west corner from Highway 255.[3] The resort community of Tobin Lake is on the southern shore and spread out along its over 250 kilometres (160 mi) of shoreline are several parks, outfitters, lodges, and campgrounds. The entire lake is an Important Bird Area of Canada.
- ^ "Tobin Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Nipawin Hydroelectric Station". Tourism Nipawin. Town of Nipawin. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Tobin Lake Fishing Map | Nautical Charts App".