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 is located in Saskatchewan
Rusty Lake
Rusty Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Rusty Lake is located in Canada
Rusty Lake
Rusty Lake
Rusty Lake (Canada)
LocationMeadow Lake Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan
Coordinates54°25′00″N 108°46′03″W / 54.4168°N 108.7674°W / 54.4168; -108.7674
Primary inflowsRusty Creek
Primary outflowsRusty Creek
Basin countries Canada
Surface area172.1 ha (425 acres)
Max. depth10.06 m (33.0 ft)
Shore length18.42 km (5.23 mi)
Surface elevation471 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

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Fish species found in the lake include northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rusty Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Rusty Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Rusty Lake Fishing Map". GPS nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Map of Rusty Lake, Saskatchewan, Lake - Canada Geographical Names with Maps".
  7. ^ "Angler's Atlas".
  8. ^ "Rusty Lake". Fishbrain. Fishbrain. Retrieved 10 January 2022.