Rusty Lake[1] is a lake in Meadow Lake Provincial Park[2] in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada.[3] The lake is the first of six notable lakes in the Rusty Creek[4] watershed part of Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The other lakes include First Mustus, Second Mustus, Third Mustus, Peitahigan, and Fourth Mustus.
| Rusty Lake | |
|---|---|
  Rusty Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Rusty Lake Rusty Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Meadow Lake Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°25′00″N 108°46′03″W / 54.4168°N 108.7674°W |
| Primary inflows | Rusty Creek |
| Primary outflows | Rusty Creek |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 172.1 ha (425 acres) |
| Max. depth | 10.06 m (33.0 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 8.42 km (5.23 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Rusty Lake, Rusty Creek, and the other lakes are part of the Waterhen River drainage basin. The Waterhen River is a tributary of the Beaver River, which flows north into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and the Churchill River, a major tributary in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.[5] Highway 224 runs along the northern shore of Rusty Lake.[6]
Fish species
editFish species found in the lake include northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rusty Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Rusty Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Rusty Lake Fishing Map". GPS nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Map of Rusty Lake, Saskatchewan, Lake - Canada Geographical Names with Maps".
- ^ "Angler's Atlas".
- ^ "Rusty Lake". Fishbrain. Fishbrain. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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