Woody Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the east-central part of the province in the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest. The entire lake is in the Woody River Block of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park.[2] Highway 980 provides access to the lake.[3][4]
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  Woody Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Woody Lake Woody Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Porcupine Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°28′18″N 101°42′00″W / 52.4716°N 101.6999°W |
| Primary outflows | Woody River |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 124.5 ha (308 acres) |
| Max. depth | 3.82 m (12.5 ft) |
| Water volume | 2,109 dam3 (1,710 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 8.66 km (5.38 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Woody Lake is the source of Woody River. The lake's outflow is controlled by the 2.6-metre (8 ft 6 in) Woody Lake Weir. The weir was built in 1978 and then upgraded in 1998. It is owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.[5] Woody River is a river that flows south then east into neighbouring Manitoba and Swan Lake. The main inflow for Woody Lake is a short River that flows south from Elbow Lake, which is fed by Midnight Creek. On the western end of Woody Lake, another short river flows into it from neighbouring Townsend Lake.[6]
Parks and recreation edit
Prior to the formation of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park in 2018, the parkland around Woody Lake was a provincial recreation site called Woody River Recreation Site. Access to the lake is at the north-western shore and amenities include a boat launch, picnic area, and fish cleaning station.[7]
Fish species edit
Fish commonly found in the lake include walleye, perch, and northern pike.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Woody Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Porcupine Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Porcupine Hills Provincial Park, Woody Lake". Google Sites. Google. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Woody Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Dams and Reservoirs". wsask. Water Security Agency. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Woody Lake". Geoview. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Woody River Recreation Site". BRMB. Backroad Mapbooks. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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