Nickle Lake

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

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Nickle Lake

| image = Nickle Lake Sk.jpg

| image_size = 255

| caption = Nickle Lake

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| location = RM of Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan

| pushpin_map = Saskatchewan#Canada

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saskatchewan

| coords = {{coord|49.5832|-103.7779|region:CA-SK_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

| type = Reservoir

| inflow = Souris River

| outflow = Souris River

| catchment =

| basin_countries = Canada

| length = {{cvt|8|km}}

| width =

| area = {{cvt|421.6|ha}}

| depth =

| max-depth = {{cvt|5.4|m}}

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| shore = {{cvt|32.6|km}}

| elevation = {{cvt|471|m}}

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Nickle Lake{{cite web |title=Nickle Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAMFE|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=2 July 2023}} is a man-made reservoir in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was created with the construction of a dam across the Souris River in the 1950s to supply water to the city of Weyburn. In the 1980s, the dam—christened Albert Douglas Dam—was expanded thereby increasing the size of the lake.

The two main inflows for Nickle Lake are the Souris River and Rinfret Brook, which enter the lake at the north end. The Souris River exits the south end at Albert Douglas Dam. On the eastern shore is Nickle Lake Regional Park, which is about {{convert|11|km}} south-east of Weyburn.{{cite web |title=Nickle Lake Regional Park |url=https://weyburn.ca/nickle-lake-regional-park/ |website=Weyburn |publisher=Weyburn, Saskatchewan - The Opportunity City |access-date=2 July 2023}} There are no communities along the lake's shore and access is from Highway 39.{{cite web |title=Nickle Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-6088099.html |website=Mindat |publisher=mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy |access-date=2 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=Nickle Lake |url=https://ca.geoview.info/nickle_lake,6088099 |website=Geoview |access-date=2 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=Nickle Reservoir (Weyburn Hospital Dam) Fishing Map |url=https://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_nickle_reservoir__sk-nickle-reservoir-weyburn-hospital-dam-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nautical Charts |publisher=Bist LLC. |access-date=2 July 2023}}

The Albert Douglas Dam ({{Coord|49.5645|-103.7517|display=inline}}) was constructed across the Souris River and completed on 1 August 1984. It was built to ensure a stable and reliable source of water for Weyburn as the city grew and to expand Nickle Lake for recreational purposes.{{cite web |title=Albert Douglas Dam |url=https://weyburn.ca/contact-public-works-staff/ |website=Weyburn |publisher=Weyburn, Saskatchewan - The Opportunity City |access-date=2 July 2023}} It was named after Albert Douglas, who was the first person born in Briercrest, Saskatchewan, a local farmer, and a Member of Parliament for the Assiniboia riding from 1969 to 1971.{{cite web |title=The Douglas Archives |url=https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/albert_bruce_douglas.htm |website=Douglas History |publisher=Douglas Archives Community Network |access-date=2 July 2023}}