Turnor Lake (Saskatchewan)

Turnor Lake
Turnor Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Location Saskatchewan
Coordinates 56°28′22″N 108°42′22″W / 56.4728°N 108.7061°W / 56.4728; -108.7061Coordinates: 56°28′22″N 108°42′22″W / 56.4728°N 108.7061°W / 56.4728; -108.7061
Lake type glacial lake
Primary inflows Wasekamio Lake, McDonald Creek
Primary outflows Wanasin River to Frobisher Lake
Catchment area Churchill River
Basin countries Canada
Islands Miniwatin Island, Mikisi Island
Settlements Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan
This article is about the lake. For the village, see Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan.

Turnor Lake is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of a series of connected lakes that flow into the Churchill River drainage system. These lakes from north to south are Wasekamio Lake, Turnor Lake, Frobisher Lake and Churchill Lake.[1][2] The community of Turnor Lake which includes the Birch Narrows Dene Nation is located on the southern shore of Turnor Lake. It is accessed by Highway 909 off of Highway 155

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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