Kenosee Lake
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Kenosee Lake is a 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 south east 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...

. The lake lies in Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Moose Mountain Provincial Park is a Provincial Park, located in southeastern Saskatchewan 24 km north of the town of Carlyle. It is one of Saskatchewan's few parks with towns on the inside of the park. The only town in Moose Mountain is Kenosee Lake....

. The lake is a resort for many people from south east Saskatchewan including Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

. The Village of Kenosee Lake
Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan
- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Kenosee Superslides* Kenosee Lake* Kenosee Park-External links:**[www.kenoseesuperslides.com] Kenosee Water Slides*******-Footnotes:...

 consists mainly of cabins and businesses. The year round population of the Village of Kenosee Lake is 324, but the town swells to a few thousand in the summer when all the cabins are occupied. This lake is known for many types of recreation available. A golf course sits north of the lake.

A waterslide park known as Kenosee Superslides
Kenosee Superslides
The Kenosee Superslides is a water park in Moose Mountain Provincial Park, or Kenosee Lake in Canada.-History:The Kenosee Superslides were built in the summer of 1985, and opened in the summer of 1986. It has been a successful and popular retreat for many of thousands of people every summer. The...

 is east of the lake. The town of Kenosee lake consists of several bars, night clubs, and retail operations. Located within the adjacent Moose Mountain Provincial Park is a hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

, minigolf, and convenience store. Camping at Fish Creek camp ground on May long weekend has been a popular retreat for many people from southern Saskatchewan.

Fish species

Fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 species include walleye
Walleye
Walleye is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch...

, yellow perch
Yellow perch
The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...

, northern pike
Northern Pike
The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...

, burbot
Burbot
The burbot is the only gadiform fish inhabiting freshwaters. It is also known as mariah, the lawyer, and eelpout. It is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk...

 and white sucker
White Sucker
The White Sucker is a bottom-feeding freshwater fish inhabiting North America from Labrador in the north to Georgia and New Mexico in the south. It is a long, round-bodied fish with a dark green, grey, copper, brown, or black back and sides and a light underbelly. When fullgrown, it is between 12...

.

See also

  • Village of Kenosee Lake
    Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan
    - See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Kenosee Superslides* Kenosee Lake* Kenosee Park-External links:**[www.kenoseesuperslides.com] Kenosee Water Slides*******-Footnotes:...

  • Tourism in Saskatchewan
    Tourism in Saskatchewan
    There are numerous heritages and cultural attractions in the province of Saskatchewan. Museums, dinosaur digs, aboriginal cultural and heritage sites, art galleries, professional sport venues, spas, handcraft, antique and tea shops, agricultural tours, theatre and archaeological sites comprise over...

  • Tourism in Canada
    Tourism in Canada
    As a prosperous nation, Canada has a large domestic and foreign tourism industry. The second largest country in the world, Canada's incredible geographical variety is a significant tourist attractor...


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