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Costigan Lake

Coordinates: 56°57′00″N 105°54′02″W / 56.95000°N 105.90056°W / 56.95000; -105.90056
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Costigan Lake
Costigan Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Costigan Lake
Costigan Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Costigan Lake is located in Canada
Costigan Lake
Costigan Lake
Costigan Lake (Canada)
LocationNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates56°57′00″N 105°54′02″W / 56.95000°N 105.90056°W / 56.95000; -105.90056
Part ofMackenzie River drainage basin and Churchill River drainage basin
Primary outflowsGeikie River
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area6,415 ha (15,850 acres)[1]
Max. depth38.8 m (127 ft)
Shore length1295 km (183 mi)
Surface elevation543 m (1,781 ft)
SettlementsNone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Costigan Lake[2] is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the source of the Geikie River, which is the primary inflow for the bifurcating Wollaston Lake.

Costigan Lake Lodge, which is a fly-in only camp and outfitters, is "located on a sandy pine-covered ridge, in a peaceful bay on Costigan Lake".[3]

Description

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Costigan Lake is a large, irregularly shaped lake with many bays, peninsulas, and islands in the Canadian Shield. Its primary outflow is the Geikie River[4] which flows out from the eastern end of the lake.[5] The river flows eastward into Wollaston Lake. Wollaston Lake — with its two outflows — drains through the Churchill River system to Hudson Bay and the Mackenzie River system to the Arctic Ocean.[6]

Fish species

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Fish commonly found in Costigan Lake include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, burbotciscolake troutlake whitefishlongnose sucker, and white sucker.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Costigan Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Costigan Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Costigan Lake Lodge". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Geikie River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Costigan Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ^ Lewry, Marilyn. "Wollaston Lake". University of Regina. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ^ Siemens, Matthew. "Costigan Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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