Upper Fishing Lake
Upper Fishing Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Upper Fishing Lake
Upper Fishing Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Upper Fishing Lake is located in Canada
Upper Fishing Lake
Upper Fishing Lake
Upper Fishing Lake (Canada)
LocationNarrow Hills Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan
Coordinates54°03′24″N 104°39′37″W / 54.0567°N 104.6603°W / 54.0567; -104.6603
Primary inflowsCaribou Creek
Primary outflowsCaribou Creek
Basin countries Canada
Surface area51 ha (130 acres)
Max. depth14.91 m (48.9 ft)
Shore length15.3 km (3.3 mi)
Surface elevation499 m (1,637 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Upper Fishing 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 north-west of the larger Lower Fishing Lake along the course of Caribou Creek and is accessed from the Hanson Lake Road.[5]

Description

Caribou Creek and Upper Fishing Lake's other inflow, a river that flows south from Stickley Lake, flow into the lake at its north-western point. Caribou Creek flows out of the lake at its south-eastern point.[6][7] The Fishing Lakes Fire of 1977 burned much of the region upstream and around the lake. As a result, the area is now dominated by jack pine, which is a tree species that is well adapted fire burned forests.[8] At the south-east corner of the lake, near where Caribou Creek flows out, is Caribou Creek Lodge. The lodge is accessed from Hanson Lake Road and features a motel, cabins, a dining room, fuel, and a convenience store.[9]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Upper Fishing Lake include northern pike and walleye.[10] The lake was last stocked with 50,000 walleye fry in 2019.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Upper Fishing Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. ↑ "Narrow Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government.
  3. ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Cub Hills". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  4. ↑ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Upper Fishing Lake Fishing Map". GPS nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Upper Fishing Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". mindat. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Upper Fishing Lake". geoview.info. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Trout Streams of the Cub Hills". environment.gov.sk. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.
  9. ↑ "Caribou Creek Lodge Ltd". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Upper Fishing Lake". Angler's Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Explore Upper Fishing Lake - Sask Lakes". sasklakes.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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