Saskatchewan Highway 913

Infobox road
state=SK
type=Hwy
route=913


length_km=65.10
length_round=2
length_ref=
established=
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
terminus_a=jct|state=SK|Hwy|120 southwest of White Gull Lake
terminus_b=jct|state=SK|Hwy|106 in Narrows Hill Prov. Park
previous_type=Hwy
previous_route=912
next_type=Hwy
next_route=914

Highway 913 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 120 to Highway 106. Highway 106 is commonly called the Hanson Lake Highway. [cite web
title =Hanson Lake Highway
work =Sask Tourism
publisher =Government of Saskatchewan
date =
url =http://www.sasktourism.com/pdf/hansonlake.pdf
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] The southern terminus is 9.9 kilometers north of Candle Lake Provincial Park, and the north terminus is within the Narrow Hills Provincial Park and 15.2 kilometers north from the Narrow Hills Provincial Park campground area. [cite map
publisher=Microsoft Corp
title= Microsoft Streets and Tips
url=
edition=2004
section=
accessdate= 2007-12-26] Highway 913 is about 65.1 kilometres (40.45 miles) long. Highway 913 also connects with Highway 963. Traveling 41.2 kilometres is a concurrency with Highway 912 for 5 kilometres. Highway 913 is gravel its whole length.cite web|publisher=Northern Image Photographers|url=http://niphoto.tripod.com/NIP_Witw19.html|title=Northern Image Photographers|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-11]

Route description

Candle Lake Provincial Park and Minowukaw Campground [Citation
title =
work =
publisher =Mile By Mile Media
title =Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #120 Junction of Highway #55 Meath Park to Candle Lake
date =
year =2007
url =http://www.milebymile.com/main/Canada/Saskatchewan/State_120/Canada_Saskatchewan_road_map_travel_guides.html
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] is about 10 kilometers to the south of the starting terminus of Highway 313. Route 913 begins at an intersection with Highway 120 in the area of White Gull Lake. Route 913 begins by going to the northwest towards Whelan Bay.cite map|publisher=Google Maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+HWY-913+%4053.849060,+-105.098530+to:+HWY-913+%4054.150464,+-104.955408+to:HWY-913+%4054.170976,+-104.782786+to:HWY-913+%4054.184976,+-104.620118&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of Route 913|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-11] Route 913 intersects an unnamed road at .38 of a mile. At .81 miles, Route 913 intersects with another unnamed road just outside of White Gull Lake. The unnamed road parallels Route 913 for some time before turning to the northeast. Route 913 passes to the west of White Gull Lake through the Cub Hills as it heads north. Several unnamed roads intersect Route 913 as it continues north towards Whelan Bay.

Route 913 comes and passes through Whelan Bay, turning to the northeast at 11.12 miles. Route 913 turns to the north again, passing White Swan Lake to the west. Route 913 turns to the east and intersects with Route 912 at 25.75 miles. The two roads become concurrent and head east towards Route 106 and Narrow Hills Provincial Park. 912 turns to the southeast at 30.50 miles. Route 913 continues east, passing through hills and coming to an end at Route 106 in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.

History

Route 913 became part of a detour in September 2004 while the Government of Saskatchewan shut down parts of nearby Saskatchewan Highway 165 for construction.cite web|publisher=Government of Saskatchewan|url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=6761cd9c-1bfd-4398-bf4a-513967244917|title=Bridge Reconstruction on Highway 165|date=2004|accessdate=2007-12-11] The construction ended on September 21, 2004.

Major attractions

The area is entirely boreal forest sporting evergreens, poplar and birch along the route. The highway begins by circumventing the western perimeter of White Gull Lake and the Cub Hills, and then meanders around the south eastern coastline of Whiteswan Lakes. The southern end of Whiteswan Lakes is Whelan Bay. White Swan Lake which is home to a regional park, White Swan Lake Resort [Citation
title =
work =
publisher =World Web Technologies Inc.
title =Candle Lake Cabins, Chalets & Cottages
date =
year =1994-2007
url =http://saskatchewan.worldweb.com/NorthernRegion/CandleLake/WheretoStay/CabinsChaletsCottages/
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] , Nature's Haven Lodge [Citation
title =
work =
publisher =CanadaCottageGuide.com
title =Canada's Cottage Guide: Saskatchewan -Cabins, Cottages, Resorts and Vacation Rentals
date =
year =
url =http://www.canadascottageguide.com/Province/SK.cfm
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] and cottages. Ice fishing and summer fishing for lake trout as well as snowmobiling and skidooing are popular activities in White Swan Lake. The Whiteswan Snow Hawks Snowmobile Club has developed 140 kilometres of groomed skidoo trails amidst several ungroomed trails and abandoned logging trails. Citation
publisher =West SnoRiders.com
title =SnoRiders Snowmobiling in Whelan Bay Take off from Whelan Bay
date =
year =
url =http://www.snoriderswest.com/destinations/sask/whelanbay/whelan_bay.htm
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] Pickney lake offers pike and walleye in a small 198 ha lake. Access to Pickney lake is off of Route 913 on 300 m road.Citation
publisher =Government of Saskatchewan
work = Saskatchewan Environment
title =Sport Fishing Waters in Narrow Hills Provincial Park and Surrounding Area
date =
year =
url =http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/saskparks/docs/documents/NarrowHills_Brochure_20049248910.pdf
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] Piprell Lake offers Rainbow trout, Brown Trout, Splake and Tiger Trout. Citation
publisher = PrairieOutdoors.com
title =Hunting Outfitters and Fishing Lodges in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba on PrairieOutdoors.com
date =
year =
url =http://www.prairieoutdoors.com/outdoors/outfitters_guides_lodges.php?prov=Saskatchewan
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] Sand Lake offers stocked Brook Trout on a small 4 hectare lake south of route 913. Gem Lakes area contains the small lakes of Diamond Lake, Jade lake, Opal Lake, Pearl Lake and Sapphire Lake which are clustered together north of route 013 within the perimeter of Narrow Hills Provincial Park. Summit Lake is also south of route 913 and is a larger 219 hectare lake. Traveling through this area watch for wild life such as moose, elk, deer, wolf or coyote. The Narrow Hills Provincial Park encompasses an area of 53,610 hectares (250 square miles), and is inclusive of the north western portion of route 913. Citation
publisher = Virtual Saskatchewan
title = Narrow Hills Provincial Park
date =1997-2007
year =
url =http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/narrow_hills.html
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ] . Narrow Hills Provincial Park was formerly called Nipawin Provincial Park. The northern terminus of Highway 106 would travel to Little Bear Lake is to the north and Narrow Hills Provincial Park in the southern direction.

Travel north on Saskatchewan Highway 912 provides access to Saskatchewan Highway 927 in 5.3 kilometers. Saskatchewan Highway 927 is the access route to the Clarence-Steepbank Hills Wilderness Provincial Park which is 6.1 kilometers north along route 927 from the intersection with route 912.

Location

The Heritage Lake Recreation Site, Whiteswan Lake (Whelan Bay) Recreation Site, and Piprell Lake Recreation Site are accessible from the highway. Whiteswan Lake (Whelan Bay) Recreation Site is located in portions of Range 21 and 22, Township 58, West of the Second Meridian. Piprell Lake Recreation Site Township 60, in Range 20, West of the Second Meridian. Heritage Lake Recreation Site is located at Section 13, in Township 57, in Range 22, West of the Second Meridian. [cite web
title =Recreation Sites Regulations, 1991
work =Saskatchewan's Queen's Printer.
publisher =Saskatchewan Government
date =2004
url =http://www.canlii.org/sk/laws/regu/p-1.1r.5/20030227/whole.html
format =
doi =
accessdate =2007-12-26 ] Whelan Bay [cite web
title =Whelan Bay / Whelan Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America
work =World Index
publisher =Rumbletum.org
date =2004
url =http://rumbletum.org/North%20America/Canada/Saskatchewan/_6179930_Whelan+Bay.html#themap
format =
doi =
accessdate =2007-12-26 ] Heritage Lake Recreation Site [cite web
title =Heritage Lake Recreation Site, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America
work =World Index
publisher =Rumbletum.org
date =2004
url =http://rumbletum.org/North%20America/Canada/Saskatchewan/_5974154_Heritage+Lake+Recreation+Site.html#themap
format =
doi =
accessdate =2007-12-26 ] Pinkney Lake [cite web
title =Pinkney Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America
work =World Index
publisher =Rumbletum.org
date =2004
url =http://rumbletum.org/North%20America/Canada/Saskatchewan/_6105357_Pinkney+Lake.html#themap
format =
doi =
accessdate =2007-12-26 ] Summit Lake [cite web
title =Summit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America
work =World Index
publisher =Rumbletum.org
date =2004
url =http://rumbletum.org/North%20America/Canada/Saskatchewan/_6159300_Summit+Lake.html#themap
format =
doi =
accessdate =2007-12-26 ]

Economics

To the east of White Swan Lake there had been undertaken mining speculation in the form of a surface raw prospect survey, but has been abandoned. [Citation
title =
work =
publisher =InfoMine Inc.
title =Candle Lake/White Swan - Nu-dawn Mining Property in Canada, Saskatchewan | PropertyMine
date =
year =1990 - 2007
url =http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/CANDLE_LAKE_WHITE_SWAN_-_NU-DAWN.html
accessdate = 2007-12-26 ]

Major intersections

Jctint
county_special=Northern Saskatchewan Rural Municipality
cspan=4
mile=0.00
location_special=White Gull Lake
lspan=1
road=SK 120
notes=Southern terminus of Route 913.Jctint
type=concur
location_special=Whelan Bay, Whiteswan Lake
lspan=3
mile=25.75
road=SK 912
notes=Begin/end concurrency.Jctint
type=concur
mile=30.50
road=SK 912
notes=Begin/end concurrency.Jctint
mile=40.68
road=SK 106
notes=Northern terminus of Route 913.

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