Avonlea is a village

Village

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 in south-central Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada

Canada

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, approximately 60 km southwest of Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

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.

Demographics

History of the area can be found at Avonlea Heritage Museum.

A local creek

Stream

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 of the same name flows past the town on the east side, heading north, and joins the Moose Jaw River near Rouleau

Rouleau, Saskatchewan

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. The picturesque Dirt Hills to the west are home to natural flora and fauna.

Avonlea Dam was built on Avonlea Creek 5 km east of the town in 1963, which created Reg Watson Reservoir. The reservoir

Reservoir

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 is the town's only water source. Dunnet Regional Park (named after a local physician

Physician

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) was built and opened on the west side of the reservoir in 1967. The park provides RV park

RV park

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s, camping

Camping

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, fishing

Fishing

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, boating

Boating

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, a swimming pool

Swimming pool

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, eight baseball field

Baseball field

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s and a golf course

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. Fish

Fish

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 species in the lake include walleye

Walleye

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, yellow perch

Yellow perch

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, northern pike

Northern Pike

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, white sucker

White Sucker

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 and burbot

Burbot

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. Walleye are liberally stocked.

The Southern Rails Cooperative

Southern Rails Cooperative

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 maintains its head-office in the town.

	North: Hearne
West: Claybank Claybank, Saskatchewan Claybank is a small hamlet in southern Saskatchewan, Canada at the foot of the Dirt Hills. The community takes it's name from the rich clay deposits found in the area. Claybank is best known for its National Historic Site, the Claybank Brick Plant, which closed in 1989 but remains one of the finest...	Avonlea	East: Wilcox Wilcox, Saskatchewan Wilcox is a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Located approximately 41 kilometers south of Regina, Wilcox is best known for being the home of the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school for students in grades 9-12. The village is also home to the Notre Dame Hounds ice hockey...
	South: Truax Truax, Saskatchewan Truax is a hamlet that, as of 2009, does not have 'organized hamlet' status in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 80 km southwest of Regina and approximately 75 km southeast of Moose Jaw. Truax was incorporated as a village in on September 9, 1912...

External links

• Avonlea's website