Indi Lake
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Indi Lake is a man-made lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in central Saskatchewan
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...

, south of Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

 in the rural municipality of Dundurn No. 314
Dundurn No. 314, Saskatchewan
Dundurn No. 314 is a rural municipality in north-central Saskatchewan on the South Saskatchewan River. RM Dundurn is an administrative division for the rural area around the town of Dundurn. It is located in Census Division No. 11 for enumeration purposes...

. The lake was created, for recreation, in 1967 by a dam located at its south end. The Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

 crosses the lake.

The lake forms part of the Blackstrap Coulee that is 25 km long and consists of two lakes Blackstrap Lake
Blackstrap Lake
Blackstrap Lake is a man-made lake in central Saskatchewan, Canada, south of Saskatoon in the rural municipality of Dundurn No. 314. The lake was created, for recreation, in 1967 by a dam located at its south end...

 and Indi Lake that are connected by a small river, with Indi Lake having a more marsh like bottom; both lake beds were farmed during dry seasons prior the dam being constructed.

Dams on the Indi Lake and Blackstrap Lake

The Blackstrap North Dam (with a height of 10.4 m and length of 1,370 m) is operated by SaskWater
SaskWater
SaskWater is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan and supplies water, wastewater and related services to municipalities, industries and farms. In turn, municipalities supply water to their residents. SaskWater has operations in Moose Jaw, Watrous, Prince Albert, Saskatoon,...

 and was constructed in 1967; the dam stores water to supply the village of Thode
Thode, Saskatchewan
Thode is a community in Saskatchewan....

, the PCS Allen potash mine (via the Bradwell Reservoir) and the Mosaic Colonsay potash mine (via the Zelma Reservoir). The Blackstrap South Dam (with a height of 7.9 m and length of 1,116 m) is operated by SaskWater
SaskWater
SaskWater is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan and supplies water, wastewater and related services to municipalities, industries and farms. In turn, municipalities supply water to their residents. SaskWater has operations in Moose Jaw, Watrous, Prince Albert, Saskatoon,...

and was also constructed in 1967.
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