Peitahigan 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 one of six notable lakes in the Rusty Creek[4] watershed. The other lakes include Rusty, First Mustus, Second Mustus, Third Mustus, and Fourth Mustus. Rusty Creek and the 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][6]
| Peitahigan Lake | |
|---|---|
  Peitahigan Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Peitahigan Lake Peitahigan Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Meadow Lake Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°26′43″N 108°56′45″W / 54.4453°N 108.9457°W |
| Catchment area | Waterhen River |
| Basin countries |  Canada |
| Surface area | 274.5 ha (678 acres) |
| Max. depth | 14.03 m (46.0 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 8.432 km (5.239 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Several streams feed into Peitahigan Lake, including ones that drain the southern slopes of the Mostoos Hills.[7] The outflow is a short east-flowing creek that flows into Third Mustus Lake.
Access to the lake is via a gravel road that runs along the west side of the lake that connects up with Highway 224 south of Peitahigan Lake.[8] An 11-kilometre section of the Boreal Trail goes around the lake and over by the Mustus Lakes.[9]
Fish species
editFish species found in the lake include lake whitefish, northern pike and walleye. The lake was last stocked with 200,000 walleye fry in 2022.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Peitahigan Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Rusty Creek". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Peitahgian Lake Fishing Map". Gps nautical Chart. Bist LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Peitahigan Lake". Anglers Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Mostoos Hills". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Peitahigan Lake, Saskatchewan". geodata.us. Geodata.us. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park Boreal Trail". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Explore Peitahigan Lake - Sask Lakes". sasklakes.ca. Retrieved 7 December 2023.