Lake Diefenbaker

The Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He is dammed by the Gardiner Dam on the South Saskatchewan River and the Qu'Appelle River Dam on the Qu'Appelle River. The construction of both dams began in 1959 and lasted until 1967 The lake is 225 km long and an average of 6 kilometers wide.; he is up to 66 m deep, and the water level fluctuates annually by 3-9 meters. Is named the dam after John Diefenbaker, former prime minister of Canada.

Recovery

Three provincial parks and several regional parks are located on Lake Diefenbaker. These include the Danielson Provincial Park, Douglas Provincial Park, Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park and the Palliser Regional Park. Activities include fishing, boating and camping. The city Elbow lakefront has a marina. The only remaining ferry is the Riverhurst Ferry, a cable ferry between the villages of Hurst and the Greenbrier River.

Ecology

The reservoir provides habitat for numerous species of fish. These include burbot, glass eyes perch, pike, Heringsmaränen, American lake trout, Canadian walleye, gold eyes, perch, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, lake sturgeon and Redhorse. The sandy beaches of the lake are inhabited by endangered Yellow-footed plovers.