Summit Lake[1] is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.[2] It is situated in a glacier-formed valley in the Cub Hills[3] and the boreal forest[4] ecozone of Canada. It is located north of Lost Echo Lake and is accessed from Highway 913. There are no communities or settlements on the lake.[5]
| Summit Lake | |
|---|---|
  Summit Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Summit Lake Summit Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Narrow Hills Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°09′31″N 104°43′42″W / 54.1586°N 104.7283°W |
| Primary outflows | Caribou Creek |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 233.4 ha (577 acres) |
| Max. depth | 19.21 m (63.0 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 15.05 km (9.35 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Several small rivers flow into Summit Lake from the surrounding hills and muskeg. Its outflow is at the western end and, via a short river, it flows into Caribou Creek, which flows south through the lakes of Lost Echo, Lower Echo, Upper Fishing, and Lower Fishing and is a tributary of the south flowing Stewart Creek. Stewart Creek flows into the east flowing Torch River, which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River and part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin.[6]
Fish species
editFish commonly found in Summit Lake include lake trout, northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[7][8] The lake was last stocked with 100,000 walleye fry in 2019.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Summit Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Narrow Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Cub Hills". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Summit Lake, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Summit Lake Fishing Map". gps nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Summit Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Saskatchewan's Wonderland, Narrow Hills Provincial Park". Hooked Magazine. Hooked Media Inc. 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Explore Summit Lake - Sask Lakes". sasklakes.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
