White Bear (Carlyle) Lake | |
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Location | White Bear 70, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 49°46′06″N 102°15′59″W / 49.7683°N 102.2665°W |
Primary outflows | None |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 893 ha (2,210 acres) |
Max. depth | 15.3 m (50 ft) |
Shore length1 | 27.5 km (17.1 mi) |
Surface elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
White Bear (Carlyle) Lake[1] is a closed-basin lake in the Moose Mountain Upland. It is the largest lake on the plateau, slightly larger than its neighbour, Kenosee Lake.[2] White Bear (Carlyle) Lake is within the White Bear 70 Indian reserve and Carlyle Lake Resort is along the southern shore. The lake and its amenities are accessed from Highway 9.
Originally the lake was named "Carlyle Lake" by the first European settlers to the area. In the late 1970s control of the lake was handed over to the White Bear First Nations and at that time the lake was renamed to White Bear (Carlyle) Lake.