Granite Lake (Saskatchewan)

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

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| location = Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saskatchewan

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| inflow = Wildnest River

| outflow = Wildnest River

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| elevation = {{cvt|308|m}}

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Granite Lake{{cite web |title= Granite Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HADMN|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=26 September 2023}} is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the boreal forest in the Churchill River Upland ecozone of Canada.{{cite web |title=Ecoregions of Saskatchewan |url=https://biolwww.usask.ca/rareplants_sk/root/htm/en/enthusiast/4_ecoreg.php |website=usask |date=30 May 2008 |publisher=University of Saskatchewan |access-date=26 September 2023}} Granite Lake is along the course of the Wildnest River,{{cite web |title= Wildnest River |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAUVZ|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=26 September 2023}} which drains the much larger Wildnest Lake west into the Sturgeon-Weir River. The Sturgeon-Weir River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.{{cite web|title=Sturgeon Weir River|url=http://www.kayas.ca/tradetravel/travelroutes/sturgeonweirriver.html|website=Northern Saskatchewan Heritage Site|accessdate=26 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Granite Lake |url=https://sasklakes.ca/granite-lake/ |website=Sask Lakes |publisher=Sask Lakes |access-date=26 September 2023}}

Granite Lake is about {{convert|40|km}} west of Creighton. While there is a provincial campground at the lake, there are no communities along its shore. Access is from Highway 106.{{cite web |title=Granite Lake, Saskatchewan Map: |url=https://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=HADMN&f=245 |website=Geodata.us |publisher=Geodata.us |access-date=26 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Where is Granite Lake in Canada? |url=https://geotargit.com/index.php?qcountry_code=CA&qregion_code=11&qcity=Granite%20Lake |website=Geotargit |publisher=Geotargit |access-date=26 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Granite Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-5964823.html |website=Mindat.org |publisher=Mindat.org |access-date=26 September 2023}}