Whiteshore Lake
| Whiteshore Lake | |
|---|---|
  Whiteshore Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Whiteshore Lake Whiteshore Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | West-central Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°08′20″N 108°21′16″W / 52.1388°N 108.3544°W |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Part of | North Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| None | |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 17 km (11 mi) |
Surface area | 2,015 ha (4,980 acres) |
Shore length1 | 48 km (30 mi) |
Surface elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft)[1] |
| Settlements | Palo |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Whiteshore Lake is a salt lake in the west-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[2] It is a post-glacial, evaporative playa lake within the North Saskatchewan River drainage basin.[3] The lake forms the northern boundary of the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 and the southern boundary of the Rural Municipality of Rosemount No. 378. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of the town of Biggar.
Along the northern shore of Whiteshore Lake is the Palo salt mine, the community of Palo, and Reginald G. Whitford Memorial Park. Sodium sulphate has been mined at the lake since 1934. Access to the lake and its amenities is from Highway 14.[4]
Description
Whiteshore Lake is a salt lake with no outflow that has an area of 2,015 hectares (4,980 acres) and a shoreline measuring 48 kilometres (30 mi). To the east is Oban[5] and Castlewood Lakes and to the north-west is Landis Lake.[6][7] There are no fish in Whiteshore Lake.[8] The climate is warm-summer humid continental.[9]
Along the northern shore is the Palo Mine. It is a sodium sulphate mine owned by the Saskatoon-based Upcycle Minerals Inc. After being shuttered since the 2000s, Upcycle Minerals acquired the 3,360-acre site and announced on 16 March 2026 that 50 exploratory holes were drilled with core samples taken.[10][11]
See also
References
- ↑ "Whiteshore Lake Topo Maps". CanMaps. Yellow Maps. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Whiteshore Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Details". Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Alkali Lakes - Sodium Sulfate". Upcycle Minerals Inc. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Oban Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Landis Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ Siemens, Matthew. "Whiteshore Lake". SaskLakes. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Whiteshore Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Whiteshore Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindat. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Upcycle Minerals Inc. Completes Exploration Drill Program at its Whiteshore Lake Property in Saskatchewan". Cantech Letter. Cantech Communications. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Upcycle Minerals Inc. Completes Exploration Drill Program at its Whiteshore Lake Property in Saskatchewan". Cision. CNW Group Ltd. Upcycle Minerals Inc. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.