Beaverlodge Lake
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Beaverlodge Lake is a remote lake in northern Saskatchewan
, Canada
, located east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan
. Road access is provided by Saskatchewan Highway 962
.
The former Eldorado town site
is on the lake and there has been extensive uranium
exploration in the surrounding area.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City is a settlement in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. It is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, 760 km northeast of Edmonton and south of the Northwest...
. Road access is provided by Saskatchewan Highway 962
Saskatchewan Highway 962
Highway 962 is an isolated highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. For part of the year the highway is not connected to any other highway in the province, but during the winter months a winter road forms allowing access to Fond-du-Lac and other communities to the east.Highway 962 starts...
.
The former Eldorado town site
Eldorado, Saskatchewan
https://sites.google.com/site/eldoradosaskatchewan/...
is on the lake and there has been extensive uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
exploration in the surrounding area.
Islands
A number of islands are located in the lake, including:- Hofer IslandHofer IslandHofer Island is a small island in Beaverlodge Lake, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The island is located around 5 km from the site of Eldorado, Saskatchewan....
- Umisk IslandUmisk IslandUmisk Island is a small island in Beaverlodge Lake, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The island has a public picnic area.The west shore of the island was the site of exploratory uranium mining. The site was originally staked and surveyed by Eldorado Mining and Refining between 1946 and 1947...
- Lens Island
- Todd IslandTodd Island (Saskatchewan)Todd Island is a small island in Beaverlodge Lake, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The island is located around 5 km south of the former site of Eldorado, Saskatchewan....