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Amisk Lake

Coordinates: 54°34′N 102°14′W / 54.567°N 102.233°W / 54.567; -102.233
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For the lake in Alberta, see Amisk Lake (Alberta).

Amisk Lake
Beaver Lake
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Detail of David Thompson's 1814 map of Beaver Lake
LocationNorthern Administration District, Saskatchewan
Coordinates54°34′N 102°14′W / 54.567°N 102.233°W / 54.567; -102.233
Lake typeGlacial lake
Part ofSaskatchewan River drainage basin
Sturgeon-Weir River (West Weir)[1]
Sturgeon-Weir River (South Weir)[1]
Basin countriesCanada
45,307.5 ha (111,957 acres)
Surface elevation
293 m (961 ft)[2]
Islands
  • Lookout Island
  • Carpenter Island
  • Iskwasoo Island
  • Ing Island
  • Newfoundland Island
  • Missi Island
  • Crater Island
  • Vances Island
[1]
SettlementsDenare Beach
References[3]
Location of Amisk Lake on the fur trade route from Lake Winnipeg to Lake Athabasca

Amisk Lake[4] is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Flin Flon, Manitoba. Amisk is Cree for "beaver".[1] Along the lake's shores is the community of Denare Beach, a provincial recreation site with lake access and camping, and prehistoric limestone crevices.[5][6] Access to the lake and its amenities is from Highway 167. Amisk Lake was on an important fur trade route in the 18th century.

Forts

Amisk Lake is along the course of the Sturgeon-Weir River,[7] an important part of the canoe route from eastern Canada to the rich Lake Athabasca country. There was an independent trading post on Amisk Lake (Beaver Lake) in 1775 and a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in 1776.[8]

Frobisher-Henry Fort

In June 1775, Alexander Henry the elder left Montreal with 16 canoes and goods worth £3,000. On Lake Winnipeg, he was joined by Peter Pond, Joseph Frobisher, and Thomas Frobisher. From the new Hudson's Bay Company post at Cumberland Lake, Henry and the two Frobishers went north up the Sturgeon-Weir hoping to reach Frog Portage where Thomas had traded successfully the previous year. They crossed Amisk Lake on 1 November and the next morning it was frozen over. Since there was good fishing they stopped at the mouth of the West Weir and built a fort.[1] On 1 January, Henry set out on foot and spent three months visiting the Indians. Next spring they went north to Frog Portage and were successful in trade. Joseph Frobisher maintained the post of Amisk Lake until it was abandoned in 1778.[citation needed]

Amisk Lake Recreation Site

Amisk Lake Recreation Site (54°41′04″N 102°04′38″W / 54.6845°N 102.0773°W / 54.6845; -102.0773)[9] is a provincial recreation site on the eastern shore of Amisk Lake. The park is divided into two sections. The Sand Beach campground is located at the south-east corner of the lake and has a campground with 12 campsites and lake access.[10] At the north-eastern corner of the lake, just north of Denare Beach, is Sawmill Bay Campground. Sawmill Bay also has lake access and includes 27 campsites. Both sites are accessed from Highway 167.[11][12]

Fish species

The fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Marchildon, Greg; Robinson (Sid) (2002). Canoeing the Churchill A Practical Guide to the Historic Voyageur Highway. Regina: University of Regina. pp. 353–372. ISBN 0-88977-148-0.
  2. ↑ "Amadou Lake to Anahim Lake". Index Mundi. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Amisk Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Unique Places to visit in Saskatchewan". To Do Canada. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Limestone Crevices". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sturgeon-Weir River". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SASKATCHEWAN (list of forts in Northern Saskatchewan)". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Amisk Lake Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sand Beach Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sawmill Bay Campground – Amisk Lake Recreation Site". BRMB. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sawmill Bay Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Amisk Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Amisk Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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