Black Bear Island Lake

{{Short description|Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}}

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| location = Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

| group = Churchill River System

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| part_of = Churchill River drainage basin

| inflow = Churchill River

| rivers = Canadian Shield

| outflow = Churchill River

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| length = {{cvt|40|km}}

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| area = {{cvt|13777|ha}}

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| shore = {{cvt|785|km}}

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| islands = {{hlist|Sturdy Island|Hadley Island|Wamninuta Island|Corman Island|Hagerty Island|Craik Island|Pine Island}}

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Black Bear Island Lake{{cite web |title=Black Bear Island Lake|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAEAY|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=6 November 2024}} is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is a large, irregularly shaped lake along the course of the Churchill River in the Canadian Shield. There are no communities along its shores and there is no road access. The lake is about {{convert|61|km}} east-northeast from the village of Pinehouse.{{cite web |last1=Siemens |first1=Matthew |title=Black Bear Island Lake |url=https://sasklakes.ca/black-bear-island-lake/ |publisher=Sask Lakes |access-date=6 November 2024}} Towards the western end of the lake, near High Rock Narrows, there are Indigenous pictographs.

Much of the Churchill River, which flows west to east, is a series of interconnected lakes{{cite web |title=Churchill River Highlights |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/blog/2018/04/24/churchill-river-highlights |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=6 November 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Marsh |first1=James |title=Churchill River (Manitoba) |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/churchill-river-manitoba |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=6 November 2024 |date=6 February 2006}} referred to as the Churchill River System. Black Bear Island Lake's inflow is from the adjoining Kinosaskaw Lake while its outflow is into Trout Lake.{{cite web |title=Black Bear Island Lake Fishing Map |url=https://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_black_bear_island_lake__sk-black-bear-island-lake-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nautical Charts |publisher=Bist LLC. |access-date=6 November 2024}} The outflow is marked by Birch Falls and Birch Portage.{{cite web |title=Birch Portage|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAOMC|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=6 November 2024}}

There are two fly-in fishing outfitters on the lake — Black Bear Island Lodge and Pine Island Resort. There are also commercial guides and outfitters for canoe expeditions on the lake.{{cite web |title=Saskatchewan Canoe Routes |url=https://myccr.com/canoeroutes/Saskatchewan |website=Canadian Canoe Routes |publisher=CCR Inc. |access-date=6 November 2024}}