Peter Pond Lake

Peter Pond Lake
NASA map showing Peter Pond Lake
Location	Saskatchewan
Coordinates	55°55′00″N 108°44′03″W / 55.91667°N 108.73417°W / 55.91667; -108.73417Coordinates: 55°55′00″N 108°44′03″W / 55.91667°N 108.73417°W / 55.91667; -108.73417
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Dillon River La Loche River
Primary outflows	Churchill Lake
Catchment area	9,713 km2 (3,750 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	552 km2 (213 sq mi)
Average depth	13.7 m (45 ft)
Max. depth	24 m (79 ft)
Water volume	10.6 km3 (2.5 cu mi)
Residence time	6.5 years
Shore length1	124 km (77 mi)
Surface elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Settlements	Buffalo Narrows, Dillon, Michel Village
References
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Peter Pond Lake is a glacial lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in northwestern Saskatchewan in the Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield within the Churchill River drainage basin. It was on the fur trade route to the Methye Portage which connected eastern Canada to the MacKenzie River area. The lake is a long oval tending to the northwest. A peninsula which almost reaches the west shore divides it into Big Peter Pond (the northern two thirds) and Little Peter Pond. On the west side of Little Peter Pond a narrow isthmus separates it from Churchill Lake, the two forming a broad "V". The La Loche River, which drains Lac La Loche comes in from the north while the Dillon River, with the village of Dillon at its mouth, comes in from the west. The lake drains into Churchill Lake through the Kisis Channel at Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan. Originally called Big and Little Buffalo Lakes, it was renamed after Peter Pond in 1931. It is on Highway 155 which passes through Buffalo Narrows.

The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot.