Waldsea Lake

Waldsea Lake
Location Saskatchewan
Coordinates 52°17′00″N 105°12′02″W / 52.28333°N 105.20056°W / 52.28333; -105.20056Coordinates: 52°17′00″N 105°12′02″W / 52.28333°N 105.20056°W / 52.28333; -105.20056
Type saline
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 5 square km
Average depth 8.1 m

Waldsea Lake is a lake in central Saskatchewan, Canada 100 km east of Saskatoon near Carmel, Saskatchewan. The lake is partially saline with strong consentations of Sodium, Sulfate, Magnesium and Chlorine ions. [1] It is part of the Lenore Lake Basin, which includes several saline lakes (Lenore, Basin, Middle, Frog, Ranch, Murphy, Flat, Mantrap, Houghton, Deadmoose and Waldsea) as well as the freshwater St. Brieux Lake and Burton Lake. The basin has no natural outlet.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "The salt lakes of western Canada: A paleolimnological overview" (PDF). Hydrobiologia 158: p 301-316 (1988) Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Lenore Lake Basin Water Levels". Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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