Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
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Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is a Saskatchewan
Provincial Park located in southern Saskatchewan about 25 km northeast of the city of Moose Jaw.
The park centres around Buffalo Pound Lake
, a prairie lake
formed from glaciation about 10,000 years ago. Seasonal recreation activities include swimming (two public beaches and a pool), camping, fishing, mini-golf, biking, hiking, and access to the Trans-Canada Trail
. The park also features a captive herd of bison
, along with the Nicolle Flats Marsh where a variety of wildlife can be observed. There is also a trout pond, known as Buffalo Pond, which is stocked with rainbow trout
, brown trout
and tiger trout
. Highway 202
and Highway 301
intersect near the park.
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....
Provincial Park located in southern Saskatchewan about 25 km northeast of the city of Moose Jaw.
The park centres around Buffalo Pound Lake
Buffalo Pound Lake
Buffalo Pound Lake is a eutrophic prairie lake in Saskatchewan, Canada, formed from glaciation about 10,000 years ago, on the Qu'Appelle River approximately 28 km north of Moose Jaw, 11 km east of Tuxford and 3 km north of Sun Valley...
, a prairie lake
Prairie lake
A prairie lake is a somewhat shallow lake that will empty naturally during dry periods allowing a variety of land plants to flourish in the rich nutrients on the lake bottom. The lakes eventually fill up with water returning to their previous state. In northern Florida, a Flatwoods/Prairie Lake is...
formed from glaciation about 10,000 years ago. Seasonal recreation activities include swimming (two public beaches and a pool), camping, fishing, mini-golf, biking, hiking, and access to the Trans-Canada Trail
Trans Canada Trail
The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992. It is expected that when complete, it will be the longest recreational trail in the world...
. The park also features a captive herd of bison
Bison
Members of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
, along with the Nicolle Flats Marsh where a variety of wildlife can be observed. There is also a trout pond, known as Buffalo Pond, which is stocked with rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
, brown trout
Brown trout
The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....
and tiger trout
Tiger trout
The tiger trout is a sterile, intergeneric hybrid of the brown trout and the brook trout . The name derives from the pronounced vermiculations, evoking the stripes of a tiger. It is a rare phenomenon in the wild, with the brook trout having 84 chromosomes and the brown trout 80...
. Highway 202
Saskatchewan Highway 202
Highway 202 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 2 at Tuxford to Highway 301 near the Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. Highway 202 is about 11 km long.-External links:*...
and Highway 301
Saskatchewan Highway 301
Highway 301 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Highway 1-Highway 39 intersection near Pasqua to Highway 202 near Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. Highway 301 is about 24 km long....
intersect near the park.
External links
- Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
- http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11115 Fish Species of Saskatchewan