Etomami Lake
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| Etomami Lake | |
|---|---|
  Etomami Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Etomami Lake Etomami Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | RM of Preeceville No. 334 |
| Coordinates | 52°15′20″N 102°39′04″W / 52.2556°N 102.6512°W |
| Type | Bifurcation lake |
| Part of | Nelson River drainage basin |
| River sources | Porcupine Hills |
| Primary outflows | |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 19.3 ha (48 acres) |
| Shore length1 | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Etomami Lake[1][2] is a bifurcating lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is in a glacier-carved valley in the Porcupine Hills within the Rural Municipality of Preeceville No. 334. It is the headwaters for both the Etomami and the Lilian Rivers. Henry Kelsey of the Hudson's Bay Company travelled past the lake in 1691 when he went from the Etomami River system to the Lilian.
Etomami is Cree for "where 3 rivers join" which is in reference to where the three rivers of Etomami, Red Deer, and Fir meet near the town of Hudson Bay.[3]
In 1691, Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer Henry Kelsey traversed the natural portage between the Etomami and Lilian Rivers while in search of a route to the aspen parkland region. He had travelled south up the Etomami River from the Red Deer River to Etomami Lake where he crossed over to the Lilian River system. He was following a trail known to be used by the local Indigenous peoples.[4]