Johnston Lake

Johnston Lake
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Location	Meadow Lake Provincial Park, Saskatchewan
Coordinates	54°28′26″N 109°23′28″W / 54.4740°N 109.3911°W / 54.4740; -109.3911
Etymology	Robert Alexander Johnston
Part of	Churchill River drainage basin
Primary inflows	Bear Creek[1]
River sources	Mostoos Hills
Primary outflows	Bear Creek
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	93.1 ha (230 acres)
Max. depth	12.8 m (42 ft)
Shore length1	6 km (3.7 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Johnston Lake^[2] is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is just north of Lac des Îles in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. There is a boat launch for boating and fishing at the eastern end. Access is from Highway 950.^[3] The lake was named after Robert Alexander Johnston who died in Italy durung World War II.

Besides the boat launch, there are no facilities at the lake. Murray Doell Campground, which is on Lac des Îles, is on the opposite side of Highway 950 and can be accessed by road from Johnston Lake.

Johnston Lake is along the course of Bear Creek, which originates to the north in the Mostoos Hills.^[4] Bear Creek enters the lake at the western end and exits from the southern shore flowing south into Lac des Îles.

Fish species

Fish species commonly found in Johnston Lake include northern pike, yellow perch, and walleye. In years past, it was stocked regularly with walleye but has not been since 2019.^[5]

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan

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