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To do and / or clean up

• Qu'Appelle River
• Nanaimo Lakes and add ski hill
• Mount Washington (British Columbia)
• Porcupine Provincial Forest merge with Porcupine Provincial Forest (Manitoba)?
• Frog Lake National historical site??
• Old Man On His Back Plateau
• Beaver Hills (Saskatchewan)
• merge Roads in Canada and Numbered highways in Canada?
• Look at (clean up, add to) all the islands in Saskatchewan

Future projects

• Czechs in WHA? [1] 1977–78 WHA season & 1978–79 WHA season
• Duck Mountain

Redirects and disambigs to create

• Qualicum

Lake info box

Crean Lake, Crean Lake (Saskatchewan)

{{Short description|Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2025} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}

Crean Lake
Crean Lake Location in Saskatchewan Crean Lake Crean Lake (Canada)
Location	Prince Albert National Park
Coordinates	54.0834°N 106.1505°W / 54.0834; -106.1505
Part of	Churchill River drainage basin
Primary inflows	Crean Channel
Primary outflows	Crean River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	12,550.7 ha (31,013 acres)
Max. depth	27.5 m (90 ft)
Shore length1	79 km (49 mi)
Surface elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Islands	Francis Kayina Island Krachorow Francis Island Big Island
Settlements	None
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Crean Lake is a large lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan entirely within Prince Albert National Park. There are no roads to the lake and access is by watercraft from Hanging Heart Lakes or from hiking and cross-country ski trails. Activities include fishing, boating, and camping at several rustic campgrounds scattered around the lake.

Crean Lake's outflow is Crean River, which is a tributary of the MacLennan River.

Description

Crean Lake, which is surrounded by boreal forest, is the largest lake within Prince Albert National Park. It has an area of 12,550.7 hectares (31,013 acres) and a shoreline of 79 kilometres (49 mi). Other large lakes nearby include Montreal to the east, Kingsmere to the west, and Waskesiu to the south. Crean River, the lake's outflow, exits from the eastern shore and flows northeast where it meets MacLennan River west of Montreal Lake. MacLennan River flows into Montreal Lake which is within the Churchill River drainage basin.

Over the winter of 1958–59, a dam was built at the lake's outflow. It was built to "to increase public access to the lake and to increase water depths over lake trout shoals". The increased water levels caused "accelerated erosion" of the lake's shoreline. Over time, though, recession rates have declined as water levels stabilised.

Recreation

Crean Lake, and its amenities, is accessed by watercraft from Crean Channel which flows in from Hanging Heart Lakes. Highway 204 provides access to Hanging Hearts Lake Marina at the southern end of Hanging Heart Lakes. Activities at Crean Lake include fishing, swimming, boating, and camping. Fishing is permitted on the lake from the Saturday before Victoria Day to Labour Day.

Crean Lake has four "backcountry" campgrounds which are accessed by watercraft only.

• Crean Kitchen Campground is on the northern shore of Crean Channel at the south-western part of Crean Lake. It has a picnic area, three campsites, and a kitchen shelter.

• Chipewyan Campground is on the western shore of Crean Lake. It has three campsites and a beach for swimming.

• Moose Bay Campground is on the sheltered Moose Bay at the north-western part of Crean Lake. It has two campsites and a sheltered kitchen.

• Big Island Campground is on Big Island near Crean Lake's eastern shore. It has a sheltered kitchen and three campsites.

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Crean Lake include northern pike, walleye, lake trout, yellow perch, and lake whitefish. The lake trout were commercially fished to near-extinction in the first part of the 20th century; there is currently a prohibition on fishing lake trout in Crean Lake.

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan
• Tourism in Saskatchewan

References

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[[Category:Lakes of Saskatchewan]

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Route description

The western terminus of Highway 18 begins at Highway 13 and Robsart south of the Cypress Hills. The highway heads south from there for 26km towards the Canada–United States border before beginning its eastward routing. Travelling east, Highway 18 provides access to Divide, Claydon, Loomis, and Frontier as it heads to Highway 37 and Climax. It has a short 1.4km long concurrency with the north–south 37 before resuming its eastward routing towards Val Marie. Communities along this stretch include Canuck, Bracken, Orkney, and Masefield. Leading up to Val Marie, Highway 18 shares a 15km long concurrency with Highway 4. Access to the West Block of the National Grasslands National Park is about 5km south of Val Marie.

At Val Marie, Highway 18 leaves the concurrency with 4 and heads east through town along River Street and then crosses the Frenchman River. Several kilometres east of Val Marie, Highway 18 turns north and enters the Wood Mountain Hills. Once in the hills, it turns east and follows the northern slopes towards Wood Mountain. Communities along this stretch include Mankota, Ferland, McCord, Glentworth, and Fir Mountain. East of McCord, the highway crosses Wood River. About one mile south of Wood Mountain, Highway 18 turns south where it once again enters the Wood Mountain Hills and provides access to Wood Mountain Regional Park and Wood Mountain Provincial Park. It continues south out of the hills where it provides access to the East Block of Grasslands National Park and meets Highway 2 a few kilometres north of the U.S. border. Highways 2 and 18 begin an eastward concurrency that continues to Rockglen. Communities along this segment include Killdeer, Canopus, and Quantock. East of Canopus, the highway crosses the Poplar River. At Rockglen Highway 2 turns north while 18 continues east to Highway 36. Along this stretch, Highway 18 provides access to Fife Lake and Rockin Beach Regional Park.

At the junction with Highway 36, the two highways begin a 21km concurrency that heads south-east towards Coronach. Highway 36 drops south to the U.S. border while 18 continues eastward past Big Beaver towards the Big Muddy Badlands and Highway 6. Highway 6 and 18 have a 9.7km concurrency that heads north towards Minton. Prior to Minton, 18 turns back east. It continues east en route to Estevan providing access to several communities including Gladmar, Lake Alma, Beaubier, Ratcliffe, Oungre, Torquay, and Outram; intersects Highways 28, 707, 35, 606, and 47; and crosses Long Creek and Souris River. On the south side of Estevan, Highway 18 meets Highway 47 and begins a short northward 1.4km long concurency that goes into the city. Near the centre of town, Highway 47 turns west concurrent with 4th Street and 18 turns east concurrent 4th Street. As 18 leaves Estevan, it opens up into a 10km long divided highway that runs concurrently with Highway 39A and Highway 39. About 9km east of Estevan, Highways 18 and 39 split off with 39 turning south-east to North Portal and the Canada–United States border and 18 continuing east towards the border with Manitoba.

Bienfait, the first community on this section of highway, is about 3km east of Highway 18's junction with 39. The highway continues east from Bienfait and provides access to multiple communities, such as Hirsch, Frobisher, Oxbow, Glen Ewen, Carnduff, Carievale, and Gainsborough; insersects several highways, such as 605, 604, 9, 603, 601, 318, 8, and 600; and crosses the rivers of Moose Mountain Creek, Antler River, and Gainsborough Creek. The eastern terminus, at only 2 miles east of Gainsborough, is at the border with Manitoba where it carries on as Manitoba Highway 3.

River info box

Ballantyne River, Ballantyne River (Saskatchewan)

{{Short description|River in Saskatchewan, Canada} {{Use Canadian English|date=October 2024} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}

Ballantyne River
Map of the Saskatchewan River drainage basin
Location of river's mouth in Saskatchewan Masterhatch/sandbox (Canada)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Physical characteristics
Source	Big Sandy Lake
• location	Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
• coordinates	54.4492°N 104.0357°W / 54.4492; -104.0357
• elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Mouth	Deschambault Lake
• location	Muskwaminiwatim 225 Indian reserve
• coordinates	54.6225°N 103.7011°W / 54.6225; -103.7011
• elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Basin features
River system	Nelson River
Tributaries
• left	Bear River

Ballantyne River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river begins at Big Sandy Lake and flows in a north-easterly direction into Deschambault Lake. The river's tributaries originate in the Cub Hills and the river itself is within the Sturgeon-Weir River drainage basin. Bear River is the largest tributary.

Description

Ballantyne River is in Saskatchewan's Northern Administration District and begins at the eastern shore of Big Sandy Lake. From there, it heads east then north where it crosses Hanson Lake Road and meets up with Bear River. Bear River, Ballantyne River's longest tributary, begins at Heart Lake (which is connected to Little Bear Lake) to the west in the Cub Hills. Ballantyne River continues east and flows into Ballantyne Bay of Deschambault Lake. The final leg of the river forms the southern boundary of the Muskwaminiwatim 225 Indian reserve.

Ballantyne River is within the Sturgeon-Weir River drainage basin. The Sturgeon-Weir River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River which heads east into Manitoba and is a tributary of the Nelson River.

See also

• List of rivers of Saskatchewan
• Hudson Bay drainage basin

References

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[[Category:Rivers of Saskatchewan] [[Category:Tributaries of Hudson Bay]

Prairie National Wildlife Area

• Prairie National Wildlife Areas:

#	Rural municipality	Area	Coordinates	Notes
1	RM of Clayton No. 333		52.0742°N 102.1344°W / 52.0742; -102.1344	Eastern most NWA
2	RM of Rosthern No. 403		52.6135°N 106.2623°W / 52.6135; -106.2623
3	RM of Rosthern No. 403		52.5611°N 106.2741°W / 52.5611; -106.2741	Eastern shore of Hnatiw Lake
4	RM of Duck Lake No. 463	65 ha (160 acres)	52.7020°N 106.1919°W / 52.7020; -106.1919
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27	RM of Golden West No. 95	259 ha (640 acres)	49.9669°N 103.1094°W / 49.9669; -103.1094	Saint Clair NWA