Cypress Lake (Saskatchewan)

Cypress Lake is an interbasin transfer reservoir in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on the southern slopes of the Cypress Hills in the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51. The reservoir was created by the damming of the east and west sides of a much smaller Cypress Lake in the late 1930s. There is a provincial recreation site on the southern shore and a wildlife refuge on Heglund Island in the lake. Access to the lake is from Township Road 60 off of Highway 21.

Cypress Lake
Cypress Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Cypress Lake
Cypress Lake (Canada)
LocationRM of Reno No. 51,  Saskatchewan
Coordinates49.4667°N 109.4674°W / 49.4667; -109.4674
TypeReservoir
Primary outflowsFrenchman River
Basin countries Canada
Surface area2,244.7 ha (5,547 acres)
Max. depth5.5 m (18 ft)
Shore length139.43 km (24.50 mi)
Surface elevation969 m (3,179 ft)
IslandsHeglund Island
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cypress Lake is the source of the Frenchman River and, being an interbasin reservoir, it supplies water to both the Frenchman River and Battle Creek watersheds. Frenchman River begins at Dam One on the eastern end of the lake while an outlet canal from Dam Two on the western end supplies water to Battle Creek.

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