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Primrose Lake[1] is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the Churchill River drainage basin. The lake straddles the Saskatchewan / Alberta border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan with only the south-west corner of the lake in Alberta. It is north of the better known Cold Lake, which also straddles the border.

Primrose Lake
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Location	Division No. 18, Saskatchewan / Lac La Biche County, Alberta
Coordinates	54°55′N 109°45′W
Primary outflows	Martineau River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Surface elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)

Primrose Lake has a total surface area of 444 km² (171 sq mi), 17.7 km² (6.8 sq mi) of which is in Alberta, and an elevation of 559 m (1,834 ft). It lies within muskeg and the boreal forest ecozone of Canada[2] There are several rivers and creeks that flow into the lake with Calder River on the northern shore being the primary inflow. Martineau River is the lake's outflow and it starts on the southern shore and flows in a south-westerly direction into Cold Lake in Alberta. To the east of the lake are the Mostoos Hills.[3] Besides the aforementioned Martineau River and Cold Lake, the waters of Primrose Lake flow through multiple rivers and lakes en route to the Churchill River, including Cold River, Pierce Lake, Lepine Lake, Lac des Îles, Waterhen River, Waterhen Lake, Beaver River, and Lac Île-à-la-Crosse.

Important Bird Area

A total of 1,259.52km² of Primrose Lake and the surrounding area is designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada (SK 092 Primrose Lake).[4] Most of the IBA is in Saskatchewan but the western boundary is in Alberta.

Launch Site

The south-west corner of Primrose Lake (54°45′N 110°03′W) in Alberta was used as launch site for sounding rockets of the types super Loki and Arcas in Canada. The first launch was on 5 April 1968 and the last one was 11 September 1991.[5]

Fish species

The fish species include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot.[6][7]

See also

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan
• List of lakes of Alberta

References

External links

• Fish Species of Saskatchewan

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[de] Primrose Lake

Der Primrose Lake ist ein 444 km² großer See an der Grenze der beiden Prärieprovinzen Saskatchewan und Alberta in Kanada. Die Gesamtfläche einschließlich Inseln beträgt 448 km².[1] 15 km südlich liegt der etwas kleinere Cold Lake.

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- [en] Primrose Lake

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[ru] Примроз (озеро)

Озеро Примроз (англ. Primrose Lake) — озеро в провинциях Саскачеван и Альберта в Канаде. Расположено на границе провинций. Одно из больших озёр Канады — площадь водной поверхности 444 км² (из которых только 17.7 км² находится в Альберте), общая площадь — 448 км², тринадцатое по величине озеро в провинции Саскачеван[1]. Высота над уровнем моря 599 метров. Сток по реке Мартинау в озеро Колд-Лейк.

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