Manitou Lake (Saskatchewan)
Manitou Lake is a salt lake located mostly in the RM of Manitou Lake No. 422 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the provincial border with Alberta. The eastern shore of the lake is in the RM of Hillsdale No. 440. Manitou Lake is located in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion. Manitou Lake is part of an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada that covers 699.66 km2 (270.14 sq mi) of land and serval neighbouring lakes.
| Manitou Lake | |
|---|---|
North-West Bay | |
Manitou Lake Location in Saskatchewan Manitou Lake Manitou Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | RM of Manitou Lake No. 442, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°43′N 109°43′W |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Primary inflows | Eyehill Creek |
| Primary outflows | None |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 8,000 ha (20,000 acres) |
| Max. depth | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 91.1 km (56.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Islands | Manitou Island |
| Settlements | Marsden, Neilburg |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Because the lake is an endorheic lake and quite salty, there are no fish in the lake. Manitou Island in the centre of the lake is now connected to the southern shore as the water level has lowered.