Lake · Canada
Cree Lake
Cree Lake is a big, wild lake in the north of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. No road leads there, so visitors arrive by floatplane, a small plane that can land on water.
Where is Cree Lake?
Countries on its shores: Canada.
Middle of the lake: 57.50° N, 106.50° W
The story behind it
Cree Lake is the fourth-largest lake in Saskatchewan. It covers about 1 150 km², although some sources say a little more. It is about 81 km long and up to 60 metres deep. The lake lies on the Canadian Shield, a huge area of very old rock, between Reindeer Lake and Lake Athabasca. Several rivers flow into it, and at the northern end the Cree River carries its water north to Black Lake. Many islands lie in the lake, some with names like Ispatinow Island and many with no name at all. Because its shore winds in and out so much, it is about 2 180 km long. There is no highway to Cree Lake. Guests fly in by floatplane to two fishing lodges. In the clear, cold water swim ten kinds of fish, among them walleye, northern pike, lake trout and Arctic grayling.
Find it on the globe
Cree Lake is there as a small blue dot with its name, right on the water. From far away the planet is only a blue ball; detail arrives as you zoom in, and this one appears once you are close enough. Open it on the globe.
It sits at its real coordinates, not near them — the same numbers listed in the facts above. Switch off the layer for this kind of place and it disappears again; the buttons for that are down the right-hand edge.
Questions children ask
How big is Cree Lake?
Cree Lake covers about 1 150 km²; some sources give a little more. It is the fourth-largest lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
How do you get to Cree Lake?
No highway leads to the lake. Visitors fly in by floatplane and land right on the water near the fishing lodges.
Where does the water of Cree Lake go?
At the northern end the Cree River leaves the lake and flows north to Black Lake. From there the water is part of the Mackenzie River system, which ends in the Arctic Ocean.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page was checked against public reference sources before publication. Where sources genuinely disagree, the text says so.
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