Jayjay Lake

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

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

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| location = Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

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| rivers = Cub Hills

| outflow = Jayjay Creek

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| area = {{cvt|178|ha}}{{cite web |title=Jayjay Lake |url=https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/182681/jayjay-lake |publisher=Angler's Atlas |access-date=29 April 2024}}

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| shore = {{cvt|7|km}}

| elevation = {{cvt|410|m}}

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Jayjay Lake{{cite web |title=Jayjay Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HACAG|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=29 April 2024}} is a teardrop-shaped lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District and access is from Highway 165.{{cite web |title=Jay-Jay Lake |url=https://www.brmbmaps.com/explore/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan/jay-jay-lake/12437 |website=BRMB Maps |publisher=Mussio Ventures Ltd. |access-date=29 April 2024}} The lake is situated at the north-eastern slopes of the Cub Hills{{cite web |title=Cub Hills |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAEPF|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=29 April 2024}} in the Mid-Boreal Uplands Ecoregion. It is surrounded by muskeg in a boreal forest of pine, birch, aspen, and spruce.{{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=29 April 2024}}

Jayjay Lake is within the Sturgeon-Weir River watershed. Sturgeon-Weir River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River. Jayjay Creek flows out of Jayjay Lake at its north end and flows south-east into Big Sandy Lake.{{cite web |title=Jayjay Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-5985959.html |website=Mindat.org |publisher=mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy |access-date=29 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Where is Jayjay Lake in Canada? |url=https://geotargit.com/index.php?qcountry_code=CA&qregion_code=11&qcity=Jayjay%20Lake |publisher=Geotargit.com |access-date=29 April 2024}}