Isbister Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the east-central part of the province along the course of Midnight Creek in the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest. The lake is in the Woody River Block of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park.[2] Highway 980 provides access to the southern shore of the lake and its amenities. Isbister Lake is situated in boreal forest[3] surrounded by hills, other small lakes, and muskeg.[4][5]
| Isbister Lake | |
|---|---|
  Isbister Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Isbister Lake Isbister Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Porcupine Hills Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°32′00″N 101°46′02″W / 52.5333°N 101.7671°W |
| Primary inflows | Midnight Creek |
| Primary outflows | Midnight Creek |
| Catchment area | Woody River |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 33.6 ha (83 acres) |
| Max. depth | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 6.13 km (3.81 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake was named in memory of Rifleman Archie Isbister of the Regina Rifle Regiment who died on 6 June 1944 fighting in World War II.[6] Since 1947 Saskatchewan has been naming lakes after fallen soldiers and there are now more than 4,000 such lakes in the province.[7][8]
Parks and recreation edit
Prior to the formation of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park in 2018, the parkland around Isbister Lake was a provincial recreation site called Woody River Recreation Site. At Isbister Lake there's a small campground, dock, fish cleaning station, and picnic tables.[9][10]
Fish species edit
Fish commonly found in the lake include northern pike, perch, and walleye.[11][12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Isbister Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Porcupine Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Isbister Lake, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Isbister (Midnight) Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Fishing the Porcupine Hills lakes". Sasktoday. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Budanovic, Nikola (3 March 2018). "Since 1947 Canada has named its Lakes after Soldiers who lost their lives". War History Online. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Chisholm, Doug (6 November 2017). "Lest We Forget". Saskatchewan Government. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Isbister Lake Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Isbister Lake". Sites.google. Google. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Fishing in Isbister Lake". Fishbrain. Fishbrain. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Isbister Lake". Angler's Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 26 April 2022.