Mistohay Lake | |
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Location | Meadow Lake Provincial Park, Saskatchewan |
Coordinates | 54°27′18″N 109°05′42″W / 54.45500°N 109.09500°W |
Catchment area | Waterhen River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 599.9 ha (1,482 acres) |
Max. depth | 12.01 m (39.4 ft) |
Shore length1 | 15.94 km (9.90 mi) |
Surface elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
Settlements | None |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Mistohay 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 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.
Several streams feed into Mistohay Lake, including ones that drain the southern slopes of the Mostoos Hills. [4] Mistohay Creek, the lake's outflow, is located at the western end of the lake [5] and it flows south-west into the Waterhen River. Shortly after Mistohay Creek leaves Mistohay Lake, it is met by another creek that drains nearby de Balinhard Lake. [6] [7]
Highway 224 runs along the southern shore of the lake and provides access to the lake and the campground. [8]
The Mistohay Lake Campground is located on the southern shore near the eastern end of Mistohay Lake and has 20 non-electric campsites. The campground is one of the most popular campgrounds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park and has a boat launch, children's playground, and public washrooms. [9]
A 7.5-kilometre trail leads south from Mistohay Campground to link up with the Boreal Trail, [10] which is a year-round 135-kilometre long trail that traverses the length of the park mostly following the courses of the Cold and Waterhen Rivers from Cold Lake to Greig Lake. [11] A 13.2-kilometre round-trip trail branches off from the Boreal Trail from just east of Lac des Îles and heads north-east to nearby de Balinhard Lake. [12]
Fish species found in Mistohay Lake include walleye and northern pike. [13] [14]