Good Spirit Lake
Good Spirit Lake is a lake on the eastern side of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is a shallow lake notable for its naturally sandy beaches, parks, and sand dunes. One of Saskatchewan's six founding provincial parks, Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, surrounds the western and southern shores of the lake. The lake is in the RM of Good Lake No. 274 and Yorkton, 48 kilometres (30 mi) to the south, is the nearest city. The hamlets of Burgis Beach and Canora Beach–the only two communities on the lake–are located on the eastern shore. The southern shore of the lake is accessed from Highway 229 and the northern shore is accessed from Highway 651. Highway 47 runs north to south west of the lake and Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park.
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| Location | RM of Good Lake No. 274, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 51.5667°N 102.6671°W |
| Primary inflows | Spirit Creek |
| Catchment area | Whitesand River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 4,501 ha (11,120 acres) |
| Max. depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Good Spirit Lake's main inflow, Spirit Creek, flows into the lake at the northern end. At the southern end of the lake is a dam that was built to regulate water levels. The lake's outflow is from a channel that leads away from the dam and into a tributary of the Whitesand River.