Reindeer Lake
| Reindeer Lake | |
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NASA satellite map of Reindeer Lake | |
| Location | Division No. 18, Saskatchewan / Division No. 23, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 57°18′N 102°22′W / 57.300°N 102.367°W |
| Lake type | Glacial |
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| Primary outflows | Reindeer River |
| Catchment area | 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 230 km (140 mi) |
| Max. width | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Surface area | 6,650 km2 (2,570 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Max. depth | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Water volume | 113,050,000 dam3 (91,650,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Residence time | 9 years |
| Shore length1 | 3,394 km (2,109 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
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| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Reindeer Lake is a large lake in Western Canada located on the border between north-eastern Saskatchewan and north-western Manitoba, with the majority in Saskatchewan. The name of the lake appears to be a translation of the Algonquian name. It is the 21st largest lake in the world by area, as well as being the second-largest lake in Saskatchewan and the ninth largest in Canada. Eight percent of the lake lies in Manitoba while 92% of the lake is in Saskatchewan.
Access to the lake is from Saskatchewan's Highways 102 and 994 and Manitoba's Highway 394. Highway 102 ends at the community of Southend at Reindeer Lake's southern end. Highway 394 ends at the Saskatchewan border and carries on as Highway 994 for 1.1 kilometres (0.7 mi) into Kinoosao on the eastern shore.