Mistohay Lake

Mistohay Lake[1] is a lake in Meadow Lake Provincial Park[2] in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada.[3] The lake is part of the Waterhen River drainage basin. The Waterhen River is a tributary of the Beaver River, which flows north into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and the Churchill River, a major tributary in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

Mistohay Lake
Mistohay Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Mistohay Lake
Mistohay Lake
Location in Saskatchewan
Mistohay Lake is located in Canada
Mistohay Lake
Mistohay Lake
Mistohay Lake (Canada)
LocationMeadow Lake Provincial Park,  Saskatchewan
Coordinates54°27′18″N 109°05′42″W
Catchment areaWaterhen River
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area599.9 ha (1,482 acres)
Max. depth12.01 m (39.4 ft)
Shore length115.94 km (9.90 mi)
Surface elevation535 m (1,755 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Several streams feed into Mistohay Lake, including ones that drain the southern slopes of the Mostoos Hills.[4] Mistohay Creek, the lake's outflow, is located at the western end of the lake[5] and it flows south-west into the Waterhen River. Shortly after Mistohay Creek leaves Mistohay Lake, it is met by another creek that drains nearby de Balinhard Lake.[6][7]

Highway 224 runs along the southern shore of the lake and provides access to the lake and the campground.[8]

Recreation

The Mistohay Lake Campground is located on the southern shore near the eastern end of Mistohay Lake and has 20 non-electric campsites. The campground is one of the most popular campgrounds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park and has a boat launch, children's playground, and public washrooms.[9]

A 7.5-kilometre trail leads south from Mistohay Campground to link up with the Boreal Trail,[10] which is a year-round 135-kilometre long trail that traverses the length of the park mostly following the courses of the Cold and Waterhen Rivers from Cold Lake to Greig Lake.[11] A 13.2-kilometre round-trip trail branches off from the Boreal Trail from just east of Lac des Îles and heads north-east to nearby de Balinhard Lake.[12]

Fish species

Fish species found in the lake include walleye and northern pike.[13][14]

See also

References
  1. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Mistohay Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Mostoos Hills". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  5. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Mistohay Creek". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  6. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - de Balinhard Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  7. "Mistohay Lake Fishing Map". Gps Nautical charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. "Mistohay Lake Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan government. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. "Meadow Lake Provincial Park Guide". Outdoorsy. Outdoorsy. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. "Mistohay Lake Trail - Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Back Yard Mapbooks. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. "Meadow Lake Provincial Park Boreal Trail". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. "de Balinhard Lake". AllTrails. AllTrails. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. "Mistohay Lake". Anglers Atlas. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. "Mistohay Lake". Fishbrain. Fishbrain. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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