Big Shell Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Officially known as Shell Lake,[1] it is commonly called Big Shell Lake to differentiate it from Little Shell Lake,[2] which is about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) downstream. Big Shell Lake is in the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 and the resort villages of Big Shell and Echo Bay are on the south-eastern and eastern shore. Access to the lake and the villages is from Highway 12.

Big Shell Lake
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Location	RM of Spiritwood No. 496,  Saskatchewan
Coordinates	53.2257°N 107.1724°W / 53.2257; -107.1724
Primary outflows	Shell River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	668.6 ha (1,652 acres)
Max. depth	15.1 m (50 ft)
Shore length1	21 km (13 mi)
Surface elevation	578 m (1,896 ft)
Settlements	Big Shell, Echo Bay
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Big Shell Lake is the source of Shell River (formally Shell Brook). The lake's main inflow begins in the Thickwood Hills[3] and flows east into the south-western corner of the lake.[4][5]

Big Shell Lake Recreation Site

Big Shell Lake Recreation Site[6] (53.1991°N 107.1381°W / 53.1991; -107.1381) is a provincial recreation site on the north-west corner of the lake. The park has a dock, boat launch, and a campground with 12 full-service campsites, two electrified sites, and one tenting site.[7][8]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include burbot, rainbow trout, northern pike, and walleye.[9]

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan
• Tourism in Saskatchewan

References

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