Wildnest Lake
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Wildnest Lake Location in Saskatchewan Wildnest Lake Wildnest Lake (Canada) | |
Wildnest Lake (bottom right) and surrounding lakes | |
| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 55°00′21″N 102°17′26″W / 55.0059°N 102.2905°W |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| River sources | Canadian Shield |
| Primary outflows | Wildnest River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 4,543 ha (11,230 acres) |
| Max. depth | 32.8 m (108 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 278 km (173 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 351 m (1,152 ft) |
| Islands |
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| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Wildnest Lake is a large glacial lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is an irregularly shaped lake about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of Creighton in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. The lake is situated in the boreal forest ecozone of the Canadian Shield. Wildnest Lake is the source of the Wildnest River, which is a tributary of the Sturgeon-Weir River.
There are no communities on the lake and no highway access. The closest highway is the Hanson Lake Road, which runs 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south of the lake. Wildnest Lake is connected via winter roads to Kakinagimak Lake and Attitti Lake.