Kisseynew Lake

Kisseynew Lake
Kisseynew Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Kisseynew Lake
Kisseynew Lake (Canada)
Location
Coordinates54°54′00″N 101°55′02″W / 54.9001°N 101.9171°W / 54.9001; -101.9171
Part ofChurchill River drainage basin
Primary outflowsKississing River
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area6,599 ha (16,310 acres)
Shore length1381 km (237 mi)
Surface elevation327 m (1,073 ft)[1]
Islands
  • Perry Island
  • Alloway Island
  • Frobisher Island
SettlementsNone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kisseynew Lake is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba[2] and Saskatchewan,[3] within the Churchill River drainage basin. The Churchill River "drains most of north-central Saskatchewan into Manitoba" where it then flows east into the Hudson Bay.[4] Kisseynew Lake's outflow is the Kississing River, which flows through Kississing Lake en route to the Churchill River. There are no communities on the lake.

Description

Kisseynew Lake is a large, elongated lake with multiple islands, bays, and narrows that straddles the Saskatchewan–Manitoba border. Most of the lake is within Manitoba. It covers an area of 6,599 hectares (16,310 acres), has a 381-kilometre (237 mi) long shoreline, and is surrounded by boreal forest in the Canadian Shield. The climate is subarctic.[5] The lake's outflow, the Kississing River, flows out from the northern shore.[6][7]

There are no communities on the lake. Flin Flon, Manitoba, and Creighton, Saskatchewan, the nearest sizable communities, are about 27 kilometres (17 mi) to the south-west.[8] Manitoba's Highway 800, which begins to the south at Provincial Trunk Highway 10, crosses Kisseynew Lake at Lobstick Narrows en route to Kississing Lake. Accessible via logging roads and a three-mile long boat ride, is a fishing lodge and outfitters.[9]

Fish species

Fish species commonly found in Kisseynew Lake include walleye, lake trout, and northern pike.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kisseynew Lake Topo Maps". Canmaps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Kisseynew Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Kisseynew Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  4. ^ Grajczyk, Martin. "Churchill River". Encyclopedia Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Kisseynew Lake, Manitoba, Canada". Mindat. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Kississing River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Kisseynew, Lake (39656". Database for Hydrological Time Series of Inland Waters. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  8. ^ Siemens, Matthew. "Kisseynew Lake". SaskLakes. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Westwood Lodge". Hunt Fish Manitoba. Travel Manitoba. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Kisseynew Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved 16 March 2026.