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Welcome to a guide about the amazing lakes of Saskatchewan! Saskatchewan is a province in Canada. It is known for having thousands of lakes. This article will help you discover some of the biggest and most interesting lakes found here. We'll start with the largest ones. Then, we will list many others in alphabetical order.

Saskatchewan's Biggest Lakes

Saskatchewan is home to many large lakes. The table below shows details for the biggest lakes. The "Area" includes any islands in the lake. If a lake is in more than one province, it is listed where most of its area is.

Saskatchewan lakes larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi)
Lake Area (includes islands) Altitude Depth max. Volume
Lake Athabasca 7,935 km2 (3,064 sq mi) 213 m (699 ft) 124 m (407 ft) 204 km3 (49 cu mi)
Reindeer Lake 6,650 km2 (2,570 sq mi) 337 m (1,106 ft) 219 m (719 ft) 95.25 km3 (22.85 cu mi)
Wollaston Lake 2,681 km2 (1,035 sq mi) 398 m (1,306 ft) 97 m (318 ft) 39.8 km3 (9.5 cu mi)
Cree Lake 1,434 km2 (554 sq mi) 487 m (1,598 ft) 60 m (200 ft) 17.6 km3 (4.2 cu mi)
Lac la Ronge 1,413 km2 (546 sq mi) 364 m (1,194 ft) 42.1 m (138 ft) 17.6 km3 (4.2 cu mi)
Peter Pond Lake 778 km2 (300 sq mi) 421 m (1,381 ft) 24 m (79 ft) 10.6 km3 (2.5 cu mi)
Doré Lake 640 km2 (250 sq mi) 459 m (1,506 ft) 20.4 m (67 ft) 6.68 km3 (1.60 cu mi)
Churchill Lake 559 km2 (216 sq mi) 421 m (1,381 ft) 24 m (79 ft) 4.88 km3 (1.17 cu mi)
Deschambault Lake 542 km2 (209 sq mi) 324 m (1,063 ft) 22.4 m (73 ft) 3.35 km3 (0.80 cu mi)
Frobisher Lake 516 km2 (199 sq mi) 421 m (1,381 ft) 19 m (62 ft) 2.18 km3 (0.52 cu mi)
Black Lake 464 km2 (179 sq mi) 281 m (922 ft)
Montreal Lake 454 km2 (175 sq mi) 490 m (1,610 ft)
Primrose Lake 448 km2 (173 sq mi) 599 m (1,965 ft)
Amisk Lake 430 km2 (170 sq mi) 294 m (965 ft)
Lake Diefenbaker 430 km2 (170 sq mi) 556.8 m (1,827 ft) 66 m (217 ft) 9.4 km3 (2.3 cu mi)
Pinehouse Lake 404 km2 (156 sq mi) 384 m (1,260 ft)

More Lakes in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan has many other lakes, big and small. Here is a list of them, organized alphabetically. You can explore them by their first letter.

Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • Adams Lake
  • Lake Agassiz
  • Ahenakew Lake
  • Aikenhead Lake
  • Airway Lake
  • Ajawaan Lake
  • Alsask Lake
  • Alces Lake
  • Alvena Lake
  • Amisk Lake
  • Anderson Lake
  • Anglin Lake
  • Antelope Lake
  • Arm Lake
  • Armit Lake
  • Aroma Lake
  • Arthur Lake
  • Asiski Lake
  • Astrolabe Lake
  • Atchison Lake
  • Lake Athabasca
  • Athapapuskow Lake
  • Attitti Lake
  • Atton Lake
  • Attree Lake

B

C

D

E

  • East Trout Lake
  • Echo Lake
  • Eisenhauer Lake
  • Elaine Lake
  • Elbow Lake
  • Emerald Lake
  • Emma Lake
  • Ena lake
  • Etomami Lake
  • Eyebrow Lake

F

G

  • Gauthier Lake
  • Gem Lakes
  • Good Spirit Lake
  • Gooseberry Lake
  • Gordon Lake
  • Gow Lake
  • Granite Lake
  • Grant Devine Reservoir
  • Green Lake
  • Greenwater Lake
  • Greig Lake

H

I

J

K

L

  • Lake of the Rivers
  • Lakes of Biggar
  • Lady Lake
  • Laonil Lake
  • Last Mountain Lake
  • Lavallée Lake
  • Leland Lake
  • Lenore Lake
  • Lepine Lake
  • Limestone Lake
  • Little Amyot Lake
  • Little Bear Lake
  • Little Fishing Lake
  • Little Kenosee Lake
  • Little Loon Lake
  • Little Manitou Lake
  • Little Raspberry Lake
  • Lac La Loche
  • Lost Echo Lake
  • Lovering Lakes
  • Lower Fishing Lake
  • Lower Foster Lake
  • Lucien Lake
  • Luck Lake

M

N

  • Namekus Lake
  • Namew Lake
  • Ness Lakes
  • Nesset Lake
  • Nesslin Lake
  • Newnham Lake
  • Nickle Lake
  • Nipekamew Lake
  • Nistowiak Lake

O

P

Q

R

S

T

  • Taylor Lake
  • Tazin Lake
  • Theodore Reservoir
  • Thomson Lake
  • Thorvaldson Lake
  • Tobin Lake
  • Tramping Lake
  • Tulibee Lake
  • Turnor Lake
  • Townsend Lake
  • Turtle Lake
  • Turvey Lake

U

  • Upper Fishing Lake
  • Upper Foster Lake

V

W

Y

  • York Lake

Z

  • Zeden Lake
  • Zelma Reservoir

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