Primeau Lake

Primeau Lake
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Location	Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Coordinates	55°51′12″N 107°10′26″W / 55.8533°N 107.174°W / 55.8533; -107.174
Etymology	Louis Primeau
Part of	Churchill River drainage basin
Primary inflows	Churchill River
Primary outflows	Churchill River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	5,053 ha (12,490 acres)
Shore length^1	90 km (56 mi)
Settlements	None
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Primeau Lake is a large, irregularly-shaped lake along the course of the Churchill River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.^[1] The Churchill River is largely a series of interconnected lakes that begins at Churchill Lake in north-western Saskatchewan and empties into the Hudson Bay at Churchill, Manitoba.^[2][3] The lake is about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north-west of the community of Pinehouse. It is surrounded by boreal forest in the Canadian Shield. The lake was named after Louis Primeau, an 18th century fur trader.^[4]

Upstream along the Churchill River is Dipper Lake and downstream is Knee Lake.^[5] Primeau Lake 192F Indian reserve is situated at the western shore, near where the Churchill enters the lake.^[6] At the eastern end — at the lake's outflow — is Jones Peninsula.^[7] The peninsula was named after Archie Walker Jones through the geomemorial naming program, which names geographical features after Canadians who lost theirs lives in the service of Canada.^[8]

Fish species

Fish species commonly found in Primeau Lake include walleye, lake trout, northern pike, cisco, lake whitefish, and burbot.

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan

References

1. "Primeau Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
2. Grajczyk, Martin. "Churchill River". Encyclopedia Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
3. "About English River First Nation". Meadow Lake Tribal Tourism. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
4. Léonard, Carol. "Toponymy of the Churchill River: a Legacy of the French-speaking Voyageurs". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
5. "Knee Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
6. Thompson, Christian. "English River First Nation". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
7. "Jones Peninsula". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
8. Siemens, Matthew. "Primeau Lake". SaskLakes. Retrieved 3 February 2026.