Blackstrap Lake is a man-made lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in central Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, south of Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

 in the rural municipality of Dundurn No. 314

Dundurn No. 314, Saskatchewan

Dundurn No. 314 is a rural municipality in north-central Saskatchewan on the South Saskatchewan River. RM Dundurn is an administrative division for the rural area around the town of Dundurn. It is located in Census Division No. 11 for enumeration purposes...

. The lake was created, for recreation, in 1967 by a dam located at its south end. The lake with an area 3000 acres (14.4 km x 0.8-1.2 km at a depths of 5.14 m) is used to support irrigation, industrial and municipal water supply.

The lake forms part of Blackstrap Provincial Park

Blackstrap Provincial Park

Blackstrap Provincial Park is a conservation area with a man made lake, a provincial campground, and a man made mountain; Blackstrap Ski Hill. Blackstrap Provincial Park is located east of Dundurn and accessed via Saskatchewan Highway 211 which is approximately 7 km long...

 and Blackstrap Ski Hill

Blackstrap Ski Hill

Blackstrap Ski Hill, is a man-made skiing and snowboarding hill located 30 minutes south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada east of Highway 11, the Louis Riel Trail. It is one of only a few man-made mountains in the world. It is a unique feature on Saskatchewan's prairie landscape...

. The Blackstrap Coulee is 25 km long and consists of two lakes, Blackstrap Lake and Indi Lake

Indi Lake

Indi Lake is a man-made lake in central Saskatchewan, Canada, south of Saskatoon in the rural municipality of Dundurn No. 314. The lake was created, for recreation, in 1967 by a dam located at its south end...

 that are connected by a small river; the lake beds were farmed during dry seasons prior to the dam being constructed.

Blackstrap Dams

The Blackstrap North Dam (with a height of 10.4 m and length of 1,370 m) is operated by SaskWater

SaskWater

SaskWater is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan and supplies water, wastewater and related services to municipalities, industries and farms. In turn, municipalities supply water to their residents. SaskWater has operations in Moose Jaw, Watrous, Prince Albert, Saskatoon,...

 and was constructed in 1967; the dam stores water to supply the village of Thode

Thode, Saskatchewan

Thode is a community in Saskatchewan....

, the PCS Allan potash mine (via the Bradwell Reservoir) and Mosaic Colonsay potash mine (via Zelma Reservoir). The Blackstrap South Dam (with a height of 7.9 m and length of 1,116 m) is operated by SaskWater

SaskWater

SaskWater is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan and supplies water, wastewater and related services to municipalities, industries and farms. In turn, municipalities supply water to their residents. SaskWater has operations in Moose Jaw, Watrous, Prince Albert, Saskatoon,...

and was also constructed in 1967.