Lac La Loche
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Lac La Loche is a lake in north west Saskatchewan near the Alberta border. The lake is part of the Churchill River system that flows into the Hudson Bay. The La Loche River at the southern end flows into Peter Pond Lake which is connected to Churchill Lake.
Settlements on the lake include La Loche and Clearwater River (CRDN) on the eastern shore and Black Point on the southern shore. The estimated population of the three settlements in 2012 was 3500 people.[3]
The 19-kilometre
History
Fur trade posts were built on Lac La Loche soon after Peter Pond came through the Methye Portage in 1778.[5] An early indication of settlement comes from George Back who in 1822 noted in his journal: "We touched at the houses on the borders of the lake and embarked a man in each canoe".[6]
Fish Species
The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot. [8]
See also
References
- ^ fr:Lac La Loche (Saskatchewan)
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ "History of La Loche (La Loche 2011)". 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Parks Canada (Methye Portage National Historic Event)". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SASKATCHEWAN (list of forts in Northern Saskatchewan)". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Houston, Stuart (25 October 1994). Arctic Artist: The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822. McGill-Queens. p. 207.
- ISBN 066533950X, 066533950X, retrieved 10 April 2014
- ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.