Loon Lake, Saskatchewan
Loon Lake is a farming and resort village in the boreal forest of northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population is about 400 people in this village with about an additional 400 in the farming community nearby. The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation reserve is right next door and has a population of about 800 people. It is northeast of Lloydminster.
History
Steele Narrows is about 15 kilometres north west of Loon Lake. Steele Narrows is the site of the last battle of the North West Rebellion. The battle was fought on June 3, 1885 and resulted in the defeat of the Cree First Nations band government which ended the rebellion.
Demographics
In the summer time, there are an additional 1500 people at the 200 lake cottages and the 300 provincial park campsites.
Attractions
Loon Lake has a 9 hole grass greens golf course with a licensed dining area. and seven fresh water lakes within 5 miles (8 km) of the town. The town offers postal, food, gas, banking services. There are also two resorts - Pine Cove and Makwa Lake that offer rental cabins.
There is big game hunting every fall within 10 miles (16 km) with a variety of outfitters. It also has a scenic bible camp nearby called Silver Birch Bible Camp. There is also Makwa Lake Provincial Park 5 km West. The community is accessed by Highway 26
Climate
| Climate data for Loon Lake | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17 (63) |
30 (86) |
33 (91) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36 (97) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.9 (84) |
19.5 (67.1) |
11 (52) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17 (63) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.8 (73) |
22 (72) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9 (48) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14 (57) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15 (59) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−7.2 (19) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
1 (34) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23 (−9) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−13 (9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49 (−56) |
−46 (−51) |
−45 (−49) |
−34 (−29) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4 (25) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3 (27) |
−12.8 (9) |
−24 (−11) |
−41.1 (−42) |
−46 (−51) |
−49 (−56) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.1 (0.634) |
11.4 (0.449) |
18.4 (0.724) |
23.7 (0.933) |
46 (1.81) |
71.8 (2.827) |
70 (2.76) |
64.9 (2.555) |
46.9 (1.846) |
17.2 (0.677) |
18 (0.71) |
18.7 (0.736) |
423 (16.65) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 10 August 2010
External links
Coordinates: 54°02′N 109°10′W / 54.033°N 109.167°W