The Wollaston Barge Ferry is a ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 (barge

Barge

A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...

 service) that operates in the Canadian

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...

 province of 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....

 in the far north region of the province. The ferry crosses Wollaston Lake

Wollaston Lake

Wollaston Lake is located in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. With a surface area of 2286 km² , it is the largest lake in the world that drains naturally in two directions...

, providing a link between Saskatchewan Highway 905

Saskatchewan Highway 905

Highway 905 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 102 to Highway 964 near Black Lake. The highway is approximately 456 km long.Highway 905 starts at Saskatchewan Highway 102, about 22 km southwest of Southend...

 and Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan

Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan

Wollaston Lake is a hamlet in Saskatchewan. It is the only community on Wollaston Lake. The community has a population of about 800 people, a quarter of whom are members of the Lac La Hache Indian Band. Access is provided by Wollaston Lake Airport and Highway 905. The highway is on the west side of...

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The barge is operated by the Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation and passage must be pre-booked. The barge has tolls and operates twice per day during the ice-free season while an ice-road is used during part of the winter. The ferry has a length of 15.2 metres (49.9 ft), a width of 2.7 metres (8.9 ft), and a weight limit of 23.4 tonnes.