Smallfish Lake
{{Short description|Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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| location = Porcupine Hills Provincial Park {{flag|Saskatchewan}}
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| outflow = Smallfish Creek
| catchment = Woody River
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| shore = {{cvt|10.1|km}}
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Smallfish Lake{{cite web |title=Smallfish Lake|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAQIB|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=27 April 2022}} is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the east-central part of the province right alongside the border with Manitoba in the Porcupine Hills and Porcupine Provincial Forest. The lake is part of the Woody River Block of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park{{cite web |title=Porcupine Hills Provincial Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/provincialpark/3144/porcupine-hills-provincial-park#sort=relevancy |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=27 April 2022}} and is situated in boreal forest{{cite web |title=Boreal Plains Ecozone |url=http://ecozones.ca/english/zone/BorealPlains/index.html |website=ecozones |access-date=27 April 2022}} surrounded by hills, other small lakes, and muskeg. Access to the lake is on the western side from Highway 980.
Description
Smallfish Lake is in the Woody River drainage basin which flows into Manitoba's Swan Lake. Several streams and rivers flow into Smallfish Lake from the surrounding hills and other lakes, including Spring Lake, Pickerel Lake,{{cite web |title=Pickerel Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/GBFRM|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=27 April 2022}} and Grassy Lake. The lake's outlet, Smallfish Creek,{{cite web |title=Smallfish Creek|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/GAZOH|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=27 April 2022}} is located at the north-east corner of the lake and it flows east into Manitoba where it meets up with Little Fish Creek. Little Fish Creek is a tributary of Whitefish Lake. Whitefish Creek flows out of Whitefish Lake back into Saskatchewan where it meets up with Woody River.{{cite web |title=Small Fish Lake Fishing Map |url=http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_small_fish_lake__sk-small-fish-lake-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nautical Charts |publisher=Bist LLC. |access-date=27 April 2022}}
On the western shore of the lake, there is a small campground that is part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park. There are no communities nor other amenities on the lake.{{cite web |title=Smallfish Lake |url=https://ca.geoview.info/smallfish_lake,6149746 |website=Geoview.info |access-date=27 April 2022}}
Parks and recreation
Prior to the formation of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park in 2018, the park on Smallfish Lake was part of a provincial recreation site called Woody River Recreation Site. On the lake's western shore there's a small campground with six campsites, a boat launch, fish cleaning station, and a picnic area.{{cite web |title=Smallfish Lake Campground |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1816/smallfish-lake-campground |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=27 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=Fishing |url=https://townofhudsonbay.com/fishing/ |website=Town of Hudson Bay |publisher=Town of Hudson Bay |access-date=27 April 2022}}
Fish species
Fish commonly found in the lake include walleye, perch, and northern pike.{{cite web |title=Fishing in Smallfish Lake |url=https://fishbrain.com/fishing-waters/OCGV0-35/smallfish-lake |website=Fishbrain |publisher=Fishbrain |access-date=27 April 2022}} Smallfish Lake is a shallow lake at about 12 feet deep and is prone to freeze nearly to the bottom on occasions. In 2004, winter kill killed the perch population and the lake had to be restocked.{{cite web |title=Smallfish Lake |url=https://sites.google.com/site/porcupinehillsparks/smallfish-lake |website=Sites.Google |publisher=Google |access-date=27 April 2022}}