Basin Lake (Saskatchewan)
| Basin Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | RM of Three Lakes No. 400, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°38′00″N 105°17′02″W / 52.6334°N 105.2839°W |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Primary outflows | None |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 3,782.5 ha (9,347 acres) |
| Average depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Max. depth | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 42 km (26 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Basin Lake is an endorheic salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the RM of Three Lakes No. 400 in the Boreal Transition ecoregion and is within an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada and part of the Basin and Middle Lakes Bird Sanctuary. There are no communities along the lake's shore and the closest highway is Highway 20. At 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south, Humbolt is the closest city.