Costigan Lake
| Costigan Lake | |
|---|---|
Costigan Lake Location in Saskatchewan Costigan Lake Costigan Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 56°57′00″N 105°54′02″W / 56.95000°N 105.90056°W |
| Part of | Mackenzie River drainage basin and Churchill River drainage basin |
| Primary outflows | Geikie River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 6,415 ha (15,850 acres)[1] |
| Max. depth | 38.8 m (127 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 295 km (183 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Costigan Lake[2] is a lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the source of the Geikie River, which is the primary inflow for the bifurcating Wollaston Lake.
Costigan Lake Lodge, which is a fly-in only camp and outfitters, is "located on a sandy pine-covered ridge, in a peaceful bay on Costigan Lake".[3]
Description
Costigan Lake is a large, irregularly shaped lake with many bays, peninsulas, and islands in the Canadian Shield. Its primary outflow is the Geikie River[4] which flows out from the eastern end of the lake.[5] The river flows eastward into Wollaston Lake. Wollaston Lake — with its two outflows — drains through the Churchill River system to Hudson Bay and the Mackenzie River system to the Arctic Ocean.[6]
Fish species
Fish commonly found in Costigan Lake include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, burbot, cisco, lake trout, lake whitefish, longnose sucker, and white sucker.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Costigan Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Costigan Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Costigan Lake Lodge". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Geikie River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Costigan Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Lewry, Marilyn. "Wollaston Lake". University of Regina. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Siemens, Matthew. "Costigan Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 22 December 2024.