Pasqua Lake

rdf:langString Pasqua Lake

rdf:langString Pasqua Lake

rdf:langString Pasqua Lake

rdf:langString Canada

rdf:langString Qu'Appelle River at Sioux Crossing

rdf:langString Saskatchewan

rdf:langString Pasqua Lake is a lake along the course of the Qu'Appelle River in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Pasqua Lake was named after Chief Joseph Pasqua who formed what became the Pasqua First Nation. It is one of four lakes that make up the Fishing Lakes, which are all nestled in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The deep-cut Qu'Appelle Valley was formed about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age as meltwater from the glaciers carved out the valley. As water levels rose and fell, alluvium was left in the wake. These piles of alluvium are what created the separations between the lakes. Pasqua Lake is the farthest west and upstream of the four Fishing Lakes. The Qu'Appelle River enters the lake at the far western end and exits the lake at the eastern end through Sioux Crossing. Sioux Crossing is a short channel cut through the isthmus that separates Pasqua from Echo Lake. While the Qu'Appelle River is the primary inflow for the lake, other smaller creeks flow into the lake from the numerous coulees lining the lake's shore. Jumping Deer Creek is the only other named inflow and it flows into the lake at the north-east corner of the lake through the Pasqua Indian Reserve near Sioux Crossing. Highways 210 and 727 provide access to the lake.