Lenore Lake

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

{{Other places|Lake Lenore (disambiguation){{!}}Lake Lenore}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Lenore Lake

| image = Lenore Lake.png

| image_size = 255

| caption = Lenore Lake as seen from space.

| image_bathymetry =

| caption_bathymetry =

| location = RM of Lenore Lake No. 399 and RM of Three Lakes No. 400 in Saskatchewan

| coords = {{coord|52|30|N|104|59|W|display=title,inline}}

| type = Salt lake

| inflow = Lenore Brook

| pushpin_map = Saskatchewan#Canada

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saskatchewan

| outflow = None

| catchment =

| basin_countries = Canada

| length =

| width =

| area = {{cvt|7474.2|ha}}

| depth = {{cvt|5.2|m}}

| max-depth = {{cvt|10.4|m}}

| volume =

| residence_time =

| shore = {{cvt|81.5|km}}

| elevation = {{cvt|526|m}}

| islands = Raven Island

| sections =

| cities = None

| frozen =

}}

Lenore Lake{{cite web |title=Lenore Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAGEK|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=31 March 2023}} is a partly saline lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is part of the Lenore Lake basin, which includes several saline lakes (Basin, Middle, Frog, Ranch, Murphy, Flat, Mantrap, Houghton, Deadmoose, and Waldsea) as well as the fresh water St. Brieux and Burton Lakes. The basin is part of the Carrot River watershed but has no natural outlet.{{cite web |title=Carrot River Valley Watershed Association |url=http://crwatershed.ca/about-us/ |publisher=CRWatershed |access-date=16 December 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Elodie |title=Noah's Ark syndrome for Middle Lake |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/north/local-news/noahs-ark-syndrome-for-middle-lake-4048449 |access-date=16 December 2023 |work=SaskToday |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=20 September 2011}}{{cite web |title=Carrot River Watershed Source Water Protection Plan |url=https://www.wsask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CarrotRiverWatershedPlan.pdf |website=WSask |publisher=Saskatchewan Watershed Authority |access-date=16 December 2023}} The lake is within the aspen parkland ecozone of Saskatchewan.{{cite web |title=Lenore Lake Fishing Map |url=https://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_lenore_lake_f_sk-lenore-lake-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nautical Charts |publisher=Bist LLC. |access-date=31 March 2023}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=d9aac188-8e4a-49b4-8ec2-312562fb1996&sponsor=

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130118212151/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=d9aac188-8e4a-49b4-8ec2-312562fb1996&sponsor=

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = January 18, 2013

|title = Rising salt water threatens farms

|last = Bernhardt

|first = Darren

|work = The StarPhoenix

|publisher = CanWest

|date = May 14, 2008

|accessdate = 2012-11-13

}}

Lenore Lake was designated a migratory bird sanctuary in 1925.

{{cite web|url = http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/default.asp?lang=en&n=C09A0BB0-1

|title = Saskatchewan Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts

|publisher = Environment Canada

|date = 2010-03-26

|accessdate = 2010-08-31

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611121558/http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/default.asp?lang=en&n=C09A0BB0-1

|archive-date = 2011-06-11

|url-status = dead

}}

Raven Island ({{Coord|52.4417|-105.0005|display=inline}}), located at the southern end of Lenore Lake, is a National Wildlife Area of Canada.{{cite web |title=Raven Island National Wildlife Area |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/locations/raven-island.html |website=Canada.ca |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) |access-date=31 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Raven Island, Saskatchewan, Canada |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-6117541.html |website=Mindat.org |publisher=Mindat.org |access-date=31 March 2023}}

Lenore Lake is relatively shallow and is prone to severe water level fluctuations as it is dependant upon seasonal rains and spring runoff. As water levels recede during the summer, extensive mudflats develop along the shore. These mudflats provide habitat for birds and the lake itself is an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada part of Lenore Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS).{{cite web |title=Lenore Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/migratory-bird-sanctuaries/locations/lenore-lake.html |website=ECCC |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=17 April 2023}} Directly to the north-west is another MBS at Basin and Middle Lakes. At the north-east corner of Lenore Lake is Lenore Lake Wildlife Refuge ({{Coord|52.5334|-104.9505|display=inline}}).{{cite web |title=Lenore Lake Wildlife Refuge |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWBG|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=31 January 2024}}