Cumberland Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cumberland Lake
Cumberland Lake Location in Saskatchewan
Location	Saskatchewan
Coordinates	54°03′N 102°18′W / 54.050°N 102.300°W / 54.050; -102.300
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Grassberry River New Channel Lake
Primary outflows	Saskatchewan River
Basin countries	Canada
Settlements	Cumberland House (Saskatchewan)

Cumberland Lake is a glacial lake of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the Cumberland Delta in East-Central Saskatchewan about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Manitoba border. Cumberland House (Saskatchewan) and Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park are located on the south shore and is accessed by Highway 123. The community has been subject to floods from the Saskatchewan River. The lake was an interior hub of fur trade routes traveled by Voyageurs during the fur trade era.

Fish species

The lake supports a variety of fish species. These include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake whitefish, goldeye, mooneye, white sucker, shorthead redhorse, longnose sucker, lake sturgeon and burbot.