Amisk Lake

For the lake in Alberta, see Amisk Lake (Alberta).

Amisk Lake
Location	Saskatchewan
Coordinates	54.5,-102.3
Primary inflows	Inwards
Primary outflows	Outwards
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	Long
Max. width	Wide
Water volume	Quiet
Shore length1	Long
Surface elevation	Water level
Islands	A few
Settlements	What, underwater?
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Amisk (Beaver) Lake is a lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in east-central Saskatchewan (southwest of Flin Flon) near a copper mine. 'Amisk' is Cree for beaver. See also Amisk Lake (Alberta). Road access is from Flin Flon down Saskatchewan Highway 167 to Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, the largest settlement, and down the east side of the lake to the point where the Sturgeon-Weir River enters.

Amisk Lake is on the Sturgeon-Weir River, an important part of the canoe route from eastern Canada to the rich Lake Athabasca country. There was a trading post here from 1775 to 1778.

In June 1775 Alexander Henry the elder left Montreal with 16 canoes and goods worth £3,000. On Lake Winnipeg he was joined by Peter Pond, Joseph Frobisher and Thomas Frobisher. From the new Hudson's Bay Company post at Cumberland Lake Henry and the two Frobishers went north up the Sturgeon-Weir hoping to reach Frog Portage where Thomas had traded successfully the previous year. They crossed Amisk Lake on the first of November and the next morning it was frozen over. Since there was good fishing they stopped and built a fort. On the first of January Henry set out on foot and spent three months visiting the Indians. Next spring they went north to Frog Portage and were successful in trade. Joseph Frobisher maintained the post of Amisk Lake until it was abandoned in 1778.

Fish Species

The fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot. Smallmouth bass are stocked in nearby Konuto Lake.

Folklore

There are many folk tales told by the residents who live on the perimeter of the lake that a large, silvery serpent lives in its waters. Much of the residents call it "Zeke". Records of the serpent date back to the year 1812.

See also

• List of lakes in Saskatchewan

References

• Statistics Canada
• Anglersatlas.com
• [1] Fish Species of Saskatchewan