Steepbank Lake

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

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| location = Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park, {{flag|Saskatchewan}}

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| shore = {{cvt|10.7|km}}

| elevation ={{cvt|548|m}}

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Steepbank Lake{{cite web |title=Steepbank Lake |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAJUV|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=9 August 2022}} is a lake in Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park{{cite web |title=Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/provincialpark/1418/clarence-steepbank-lakes-provincial-park#sort=relevancy |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=9 August 2022}} in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in a glacier-carved valley in the Boreal forest ecozone of Canada and is part of the Bow River chain of lakes near the headwaters of the Bow River, which is a tributary of Lac la Ronge in the Churchill River watershed.{{cite web |title=Clarence - Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park, Saskatchewan Map |url=https://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=HAXDU&f=243 |website=Geodata.us |access-date=9 August 2022}}

Steepbank Lake is the farthest lake downstream in the Bow River chain of lakes that make up the heart of Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park. While not directly along the course of the Bow River, at the east end of the lake is a short stream that connects it to the river. The lake itself is in a steep valley that resembles a coastal fjord, hence the name "Steepbank". The nearest highway is Highway 927 to the east. An access road from the highway connects other lakes farther upstream, including Ridge, Jasper, Kit, and Clarence but no longer reaches Steepbank and is only accessible by hiking or ATVing.{{cite web |title=Steepbank Lake Fishing Map |url=https://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_steepbank_lake_sk-steepbank-lake-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nauticals Charts |publisher=Bist LLC. |access-date=9 August 2022}} At the east end of the lake are two campsites.

Fish commonly found in Steepbank Lake and neighbouring lakes include northern pike, walleye, lake trout, white sucker, and yellow perch.{{cite web |title=Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Wilderness Park |url=https://www.saskhiker.com/clarence---steepbank-lakes-provincial-wi |website=Sask Hiker |access-date=9 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Steepbank Lake |url=https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/111319/steepbank-lake |website=Angler's Atlas |access-date=9 August 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Explore Steepbank Lake - Sask Lakes |url=https://sasklakes.ca/steepbank-lake/#fishing |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=sasklakes.ca}}