Pike Lake (Saskatchewan)
| Pike Lake | |
|---|---|
Pike Lake | |
| Location | RM of Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 51°54′00″N 106°49′02″W / 51.9000°N 106.8173°W |
| Type | Oxbow lake |
| Catchment area | South Saskatchewan River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Managing agency | Saskatchewan Water Security Agency |
| Max. length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 258.79 ha (639.5 acres) |
| Max. depth | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Shore length1 | 20.66 km (12.84 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| Settlements | Pike Lake |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Pike Lake is an oxbow lake of the South Saskatchewan River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of downtown Saskatoon in the RM of Vanscoy No. 345, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the South Saskatchewan River. The lake is in the aspen parkland transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in Palliser's Triangle.
Most of the southern half of Pike Lake is in Pike Lake Provincial Park and access to the lake is from Highways 60 and 766. An unincorporated rural residential community by the same name, Pike Lake, is located on the western shore at the northern boundary of Pike Lake Provincial Park. The community includes a school and a recreation centre. Trees around the lake include aspen, ash, and birch.