Kimball 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 located near the centre of the park, north of the Waterhen River and Little Raspberry Lake[4] and south of First Mustus Lake. Rusty and Greig Lakes are to the east. Several small streams feed into the lake and the outflow is at the southern shore, which feeds into the Waterhen River, a tributary of Beaver River.[5] The Beaver River, in turn, flows north into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and the Churchill River, a major tributary in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.
| Kimball Lake | |
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  Kimball Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Kimball Lake Kimball Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Meadow Lake Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 54°24′29″N 108°49′36″W / 54.408107°N 108.826597°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 289.6 ha (716 acres) |
| Max. depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 7.664 km (4.762 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is accessed from Highway 224, which runs along its northern shore. Also on the northern shore is a small subdivision of cabins, and along the eastern part of the lake is Kimball Lake Beach and Campground.
Recreation
editKimball Lake Campground[6] has 190 individual campsites as well as group sites with access to a one kilometre long sandy beach.[7] There are full-service and electric-only campsites, public washrooms, showers, and laundry available, as well as a store, playground, picnic area, and sani-dump.[8]
A nearly 10-kilometre long interpretive trail heads south from the campground and goes around Little Raspberry Lake.[9]
Fish species
editWalleye, northern pike, and tiger trout are species of fish commonly found in the lake.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Kimball Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Little Raspberry Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Kimball Lake Fishing Map". Gps nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Kimball Lake Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Meadow Lake Provincial Park Public Beach at Kimball Lake". The swim guide. Swim drink fish, Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Meadow lake Provincial Park Guide". Outdoorsy. Outdoorsy. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Little Raspberry Lake". Alltrails. Alltrails. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Kimball Lake". Anglers guide. Anglers guide. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Kimball Lake". Fishbrain. Fish brain. Retrieved 8 January 2022.