Last Mountain Lake
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Last Mountain Lake
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| Location | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 51°10′N 105°15′W / 51.167°N 105.250°WCoordinates: 51°10′N 105°15′W / 51.167°N 105.250°W |
| Lake type | prairie lake |
| Primary inflows | Lanigan Creek, Lewis Creek, Arm River, Saline Creek |
| Primary outflows | Last Mountain Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 93 km (58 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 km (2 mi) |
| Surface area | 215 km2 (83 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Max. depth | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Islands | several in the north |
| Settlements | none |
| Designated | 24 May 1982 |
Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of the city of Regina. It flows into the Qu'Appelle River via Last Mountain Creek which flows past Craven. It is approximately 93 km long, and only 3 km wide at its widest point.
It is the largest naturally occurring body of water in southern Saskatchewan, although Lake Diefenbaker (created by damming) is larger. The lake was named for a Plains Cree legend about the Great Spirit shovelling dirt from the valley the lake now occupies and forming Last Mountain Hills east of Duval. The lake is a popular resort area for residents of southeastern Saskatchewan.
Access to the area was opened up by the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company who also operated steamships on the lake.
"Last Mountain House" was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post from 1869 to 1871. It was a branch of Fort Qu'Appelle 75 km east and was about 85 km southwest of Touchwood Hills Post. It was founded in part to compete with the increasing number of independent traders in the area and because the buffalo had moved south from Touchwood Hills. Unlike most HBC posts it had no stockade. The first season was successful, producing around 1,000 buffalo robes. In the second year of operation the buffalo had moved further south and there was a serious shortage of pemmican. Some time after the second season the post was completely destroyed by fire and was not rebuilt. It was located on the east side of Last Mountain Lake about a mile north of the lake's outlet 7 km northwest of Craven, Saskatchewan and about 40 km northwest of Regina.
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