McDonald Lake (Saskatchewan)

McDonald Lake is a lake in Saskatchewan, Canada, created when the Rafferty Dam was built in 1994.

McDonald Lake
Rafferty Reservoir
McDonald Lake as seen from the ISS
McDonald Lake
Coordinates49.194°N 103.238°W / 49.194; -103.238
Primary inflowsSouris River, Roughbark River, Jewell River and a 10-kilometre diversion channel connecting Boundary and Rafferty Reservoirs, which allows water to be diverted from Boundary Reservoir into McDonald Lake.
River sourcesSouris River
Primary outflowsSouris River
Catchment area2,448 km2 (945 sq mi)
Managing agencyThe Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
Max. length57 km (35 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area48.8 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Average depth15 metres (49 ft)
Max. depth15 metres (49 ft)
Water volume439,600,000 cubic metres (1.552×1010 cu ft)
Surface elevation556 m (1,824 ft)
References[1]

A gallery of photos of McDonald Lake, Saskatchewan

References

  1. "McDonald Lake". Mapcarta.


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