Waskesiu Lake, also referred to as Waskesiu, is a hamlet in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.[2] The hamlet is the only community within the park, located on the southern shore of Waskesiu Lake, is about 90 km (56 mi) north of Prince Albert.[3]
Waskesiu Lake
Waskesiu | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
 Nature Centre | |
  Waskesiu Lake  Waskesiu Lake | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′0″N 106°5′2″W / 53.91667°N 106.08389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 18 |
| Rural Municipality | Prince Albert National Park |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Parks Canada |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Hwy 263, Hwy 264 |
Most facilities and services one would expect to find in a multi-use park are available, such as souvenir shops, small grocery stores, restaurants, hotels and motels, rental cabins, campgrounds, three marinas, many beaches, picnic areas, tennis courts, lawn bowling greens, a gas station, laundromat, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment and a small movie theatre (which adds showings on rainy and cold days). The facilities and services combine recreational and nature experiences. Notably, the park contains the Waskesiu Golf Course designed by famed golf course architect Stanley Thompson who also designed the course in Banff National Park.[4]
Demographics
editIn 2011, Waskesiu had a population of 10 year-round residents.[1]
Climate
editWaskesiu experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc). The highest temperature ever recorded in Waskesiu was 36.5 °C (98 °F) on 5 June 1988.[5] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −48.3 °C (−55 °F) on 21 January 1935.[5]
| Climate data for Waskesiu Lake, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1934–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.3 (−54.9) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.6 (0.61) |
16.0 (0.63) |
21.7 (0.85) |
27.0 (1.06) |
46.9 (1.85) |
71.3 (2.81) |
86.1 (3.39) |
64.7 (2.55) |
57.9 (2.28) |
31.3 (1.23) |
19.0 (0.75) |
22.2 (0.87) |
479.7 (18.89) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.02 (0.00) |
0.3 (0.01) |
5.5 (0.22) |
18.5 (0.73) |
45.6 (1.80) |
71.3 (2.81) |
86.1 (3.39) |
64.7 (2.55) |
57.5 (2.26) |
22.5 (0.89) |
3.5 (0.14) |
0.0 (0.0) |
375.4 (14.78) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 13.5 (5.3) |
17.1 (6.7) |
15.6 (6.1) |
8.5 (3.3) |
1.3 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.2) |
8.8 (3.5) |
15.6 (6.1) |
23.5 (9.3) |
104.2 (41.0) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6][5][7] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Evaluation of Parks Canada's Townsite Management Sub-Program" (PDF). Parks Canada. 11 January 2017. p. 47. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Waskesiu Community Council". Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan". Geographic Place names. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Course History". Waskesiu Golf Club. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Waskesiu Lake". Environment Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Waskesiu Lake". Environment Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Waskesiu Lake". Environment Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
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Media related to Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan at Wikimedia Commons