Round Lake[1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Kelvington No. 366. The lake is at the western edge of the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest in the Mid-Boreal Upland ecozone.[2] It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Greenwater Lake Provincial Park and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-northeast of Kelvington. There are no communities along the lake's shore and access is from a gravel road off Highway 38.[3]
| Round Lake | |
|---|---|
  Round Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Round Lake Round Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | RM of Kelvington No. 366 |
| Coordinates | 52°21′50″N 103°24′10″W / 52.3639°N 103.4027°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 475.4 ha (1,175 acres) |
| Max. depth | 4.6 m (15 ft) |
| Water volume | 10,855 dam3 (8,800 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 589 m (1,932 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Round Lake is fed by streams that flow in from the surrounding hills. The outflow, which begins at Round Lake Dam, is a river that flows out from the western shore and then south-west into Little Nut Lake. Prairie Butte Creek[4] connects Little Nut Lake to Nut Lake, which is the source of the Red Deer River.[5]
At the northern end of Round Lake is Camp Saskadet. Saskadet is a Tri-Service Provincial Cadet Camp used by Air, Army, and Sea Cadets.[6] The eastern half of the lake, and a small section on the western shore, is within the provincially protected Round Lake Recreation Site (52°21′34″N 103°23′33″W / 52.3594°N 103.3926°W).[7][8]
Round Lake Dam
editRound Lake Dam (52°21′28″N 103°25′27″W / 52.3578°N 103.4242°W) was built at Round Lake's outflow in 1941 to regulate the lake's levels. The dam is 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high and went through upgrades in 1973 and 2000.[9] In 2024, a project was begun to replace the bridge deck and support structure at the dam.[10]
Fish species
editFish commonly found in Round Lake include walleye, northern pike, and white sucker. The lake was most recently stocked in 2023 with 200,000 walleye fry.[11][12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Round Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Ecoregions of Saskatchewan". usask. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Round Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Prairie Butte Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Round Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindat.org. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Camp Saskadet". SKACL. Air Cadet League of Canada - Saskatchewan Provincial Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Round Lake Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Round Lake Recreation Site, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Dams and Reservoirs". wsask. Water Security Agency. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Sask. Water Security Agency spends $18M on infrastructure projects". CKOM News. Rawlco Radio Ltd. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Round Lake". Sask Lakes. SaskLakes.ca. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Round Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 11 January 2024.