Hanson Lake
| Hanson Lake | |
|---|---|
Hanson Lake Location in Saskatchewan Hanson Lake Hanson Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 54°42′56″N 102°48′57″W / 54.7156°N 102.8159°W |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 4,399.1 ha (10,870 acres) |
| Max. depth | 30.5 m (100 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 194.74 km (121.01 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Islands |
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| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Hanson Lake is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada. The lake is irregularly shaped with many bays, islands, and channels as it was formed by glaciers during the last ice age. It is fed by multiple rivers and creeks from surrounding hills, smaller lakes, and muskeg. Hanson Lake's outflow is through a short river at the eastern end of the lake as it flows into the Sturgeon-Weir River, a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
There are no communities on the lake; the closest city is Flin Flon, Manitoba to the east. On the western shore is a provincial recreation site and on the southern shore is a mine. The lake is accessed from the Hanson Lake Road.