Peter Pond Lake

Peter Pond Lake
Location	Saskatchewan
Primary inflows	Dillon River (Canada), La Loche River
Primary outflows	Churchill Lake
Catchment area	9713
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	1434
Average depth	13,7
Max. depth	24
Shore length1	124
Surface elevation	421 metres
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Peter Pond Lake is a glacial lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in northwestern Saskatchewan in the Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield within the Churchill River drainage basin. It was on the fur trade route to the Methye Portage which connected eastern Canada to the MacKenzie River area. The lake is a long oval tending to the northwest. A peninsula which almost reaches the west shore divides it into Big Peter Pond (the northern two thirds) and Little Peter Pond. On the west side of Little Peter Pond a narrow isthmus separates it from Churchill Lake, the two forming a broad "V". The La Loche River, which drains Lac La Loche comes in from the north while the Dillon River, with the village of Dillon at its mouth, comes in from the west. The lake drains into Churchill Lake through the Keizie Channel at Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan. Originally called Big and Little Buffalo Lakes, it was renamed after Peter Pond. It is on Highway 155 which passes through Buffalo Narrows.

Fish species

The lake's fish species include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot.

See also

• List of lakes in Saskatchewan

References

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