Cumberland Lake
| Cumberland Lake | |
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  Cumberland Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Cumberland Lake Cumberland Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°03′N 102°18′W / 54.050°N 102.300°W |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Part of | Nelson River drainage basin |
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| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 24,562 ha (60,690 acres) |
| Max. depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 454 km (282 mi) |
| Settlements | Cumberland House |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cumberland Lake[1] (formally Pine Island Lake[2]) is a glacial lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the Cumberland Delta in east-central Saskatchewan about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Manitoba border. Cumberland House[3] and Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park[4][5] are on the south shore of the lake on Cumberland Island. Access to the lake and its amenities is from Highway 123.[6]
Cumberland Lake was an interior hub for three canoe routes travelled by Voyageurs during the fur trade era.[7] The lake gave access to the Saskatchewan River for travel west and south-west, the Sturgeon-Weir River for access north-west to the Churchill River system (and Lake Athabasca), and the Grass River which lead north-east towards York Factory.[8]
Fish species
[edit]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.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cumberland Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Cumberland House". Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Did you know about Cumberland House?". The North West Company. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Cumberland House Provincial Park". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Cumberland Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.
- ^ Peel, Bruce. "Cumberland House" (PDF). Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Siemens, Matthew. "Cumberland Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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