Cumberland Lake

Cumberland Lake
Location	Saskatchewan
Lake type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Grassberry River New Channel Lake
Primary outflows	Saskatchewan River
Basin countries	Canada
Settlements	Cumberland House (Saskatchewan)

Cumberland Lake is a glacial lake of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the Cumberland Delta in East-Central Saskatchewan about 60 km from the Manitoba border. Cumberland House (Saskatchewan) and Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park are located on the south shore and is accessed by Highway 123. The community has been subject to floods from the Saskatchewan River. The lake was an interior hub of fur trade routes traveled by Voyageurs during the fur trade era.^[1]

Fish species

The lake supports a variety of fish species. These include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake whitefish, goldeye, mooneye, white sucker, shorthead redhorse, longnose sucker, lake sturgeon and burbot.

See also

• List of lakes in Saskatchewan
• North American fur trade

References

1. ^ Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/ Then and Now by Eric W. Morse Canada National and Historic Parks Branch, first printing 1969.

• Statistics Canada
• Anglersatlas.com
• [1] Fish Species of Saskatchewan
• Cumberland House Provincial Historic Park

Coordinates: 54°03′N 102°18′W / 54.05°N 102.3°W / 54.05; -102.3