556.8 m (1,827 ft) above sea level (full supply level)
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lake Diefenbaker[2] is a reservoir and bifurcation lake in southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed by the construction of Gardiner Dam and the Qu'Appelle River Dam across the South Saskatchewan and Qu'Appelle Rivers respectively. Construction began in 1959 and the lake was filled in 1967. The lake is 225 kilometres (140 mi) long with approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) of shoreline. It has a maximum depth of 66 metres (217 ft), while the water levels regularly fluctuate 3–9 metres (9–27 feet) each year. The flow of the two rivers is now regulated with a considerable portion of the South Saskatchewan diverted into the Qu'Appelle. Prior to the dams' construction, high water levels in the South Saskatchewan would frequently cause dangerous ice conditions downstream in Saskatoon while the Qu'Appelle would frequently dry up in the summer months.
Lake Diefenbaker provides water for domestic irrigation, drinking, and industrial uses. An extensive aqueduct (canal) system was built from the Gardiner Dam called the South Saskatchewan River Project. From the east-side of Gardiner Dam, the aqueduct system heads in a generally north-easterly direction ending at Dellwood Reservoir north-east of Little Manitou Lake in the RM of Usborne No. 310. Reservoirs along the course of the canal include Broderick Reservoir, Brightwater Reservoir, Indi Lake, Blackstrap Lake, Bradwell Reservoir, and Zelma Reservoir.[3][4]
Lake Diefenbaker is the largest body of water in southern Saskatchewan, although Last Mountain Lake is the largest naturally occurring one. The lake was named after John G. Diefenbaker, a former Prime Minister of Canada.
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^"Lake Diefenbaker". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^"Dams and Reservoirs". Water Security Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^"Your Partner in Water" (PDF). SaskWater. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
LakeDiefenbaker is a reservoir and bifurcation lake in southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed by the construction of Gardiner...
John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA (/ˈdiːfənbeɪkər/ DEE-fən-bay-kər; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was a Canadian politician who served...
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Qu'Appelle River Dam was started in 1959 and completed in 1967, creating LakeDiefenbaker upstream and diverting a considerable portion of the South Saskatchewan's...
2012-07-22. Retrieved 2015-02-21. "World Lake Database (LakeDiefenbaker)". World Lake Database. International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)...
from Lake Diefenbaker to flow into the Qu'Appelle River. A series of gravity-fed aqueducts and reservoirs originating from LakeDiefenbaker were also...
Two – Galloway and Miry Bay (SK006) and East LakeDiefenbaker (SK055) – are located at LakeDiefenbaker and the other two are farther upstream along the...
occurring body of water in southern Saskatchewan. Only LakeDiefenbaker, which is man-made, is larger. The lake is a popular resort area for residents of south-eastern...
system that begins at LakeDiefenbaker. Indi Lake is the shallower of the two lakes and has a more marsh-like bottom; both lake beds were farmed during...
River with the Gardiner and Qu'Appelle River Dams creating LakeDiefenbaker. From LakeDiefenbaker, a series of aqueducts were built allowing for irrigation...
a north-easterly direction through valleys and coulees en route to LakeDiefenbaker of the South Saskatchewan River in the semi-arid region known as Palliser's...
(99 mi) of prairie and empties into the South Saskatchewan River at LakeDiefenbaker. The creek was a camp for First Nations for centuries. The name of...
care programme. The park is located along the Gordon McKenzie Arm of LakeDiefenbaker and at the Qu'Appelle River Dam, which is the source of the Qu'Appelle...
at LakeDiefenbaker. Broderick is the first reservoir in the series. Downstream reservoirs include Brightwater Reservoir, Indi Lake, Blackstrap Lake, Bradwell...
Census Division No. 7. It is on the shores of Gordon McKenzie Arm of LakeDiefenbaker in the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224. The resort village's...
3-pound walleye caught in 2014 on the South Saskatchewan River north of LakeDiefenbaker. Wisconsin Walleye War NatureServe (2013). "Sander vitreus". IUCN Red...
industrial work including clearing the site for the Gardiner Dam and LakeDiefenbaker in Southern Saskatchewan and then began providing services for Suncor's...
defined at the boreal forest tree line and its southern boundary at LakeDiefenbaker and the Qu'Appelle Valley. East-Central Saskatchewan, centred around...
Cooks Lake located in Wyoming, US, on August 5, 1948, that weighed 4.98 kg (11 lb 0 oz) Rainbow trout caught by Sean Konrad in LakeDiefenbaker, Canada...
Flax, beans and mustard are also grown to a lesser extent. Nearby LakeDiefenbaker provides water for irrigation so that additional crops such as potatoes...
in the valley of the South Saskatchewan River at the western end of LakeDiefenbaker in the RM of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167, about 50 kilometres (31 mi)...
Laboratories, Inc. The IGFA recognizes the world-record burbot as caught on LakeDiefenbaker, Saskatchewan, Canada, by Sean Konrad on 27 March 2010. The fish weighed...
controlled by the Qu'Appelle River Dam. This dam forms the southern arm of LakeDiefenbaker. The Casiquiare canal is an inland distributary of the upper Orinoco...
system; the closest point to both Moose Jaw and Regina are LakeDiefenbaker, a bifurcation lake on the South Saskatchewan, roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi)...
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