Wasekamio Lake (Saskatchewan)

Wasekamio Lake
Wasekamio Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Location Saskatchewan
Coordinates 56°45′00″N 108°46′54″W / 56.7500°N 108.7818°W / 56.7500; -108.7818Coordinates: 56°45′00″N 108°46′54″W / 56.7500°N 108.7818°W / 56.7500; -108.7818
Lake type glacial lake
Primary inflows McGrath Creek
Primary outflows a channel to Turnor Lake
Basin countries Canada
Islands Sebestyen Island, Hill Island
Settlements nearest village is Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan

Wasekamio Lake is a glacial lake in northern Saskatchewan. It is part of a series of connected lakes that flow south into the Churchill River drainage system. These lakes from north to south are Wasekamio Lake, Turnor Lake, Frobisher Lake and Churchill Lake. Just north of Wasekamio Lake is the Clearwater River that flows west to the Athabasca River.[1][2]

Fish Species

The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot. [3]

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