Indi Lake
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| Indi Lake | |
|---|---|
  Indi Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Indi Lake Indi Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | RMs of Rosedale No. 283 and Dundurn No. 314, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 51°41′59″N 106°30′48″W / 51.6998°N 106.5133°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | Earthen aqueduct from Lake Diefenbaker |
| Primary outflows | Aqueduct to Blackstrap Lake |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Built | 1967 |
| First flooded | 1967 |
| Max. length | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Max. width | .65 km (0.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 310 ha (770 acres) |
| Shore length1 | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Indi Lake[1] is a man-made lake in central Saskatchewan, Canada, south of Saskatoon in the RMs of Rosedale No. 283 and Dundurn No. 314.[2] The lake was created for irrigation and recreation in 1967 by a dam located at its south end. The lake is part of a greater irrigation and aqueduct system built in the 1960s in Saskatchewan and was named after Indi, an unincorporated railway point nearby on the Canadian National Railway (CNR).[3]
The lake sits in the Blackstrap Coulee,[4] which is 25 kilometres (16 mi) long and consists of two lakes, Blackstrap and Indi. The lakes are connected by an aqueduct system that begins at Lake Diefenbaker. Indi Lake is the shallower of the two lakes and has a more marsh-like bottom; both lake beds were farmed during dry seasons prior the dams being constructed.[5] A short creek at the south end of the lake connects it to Brightwater Creek. Indi Lake is part of the Blackstrap Coulee (SK 078) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada.[6]
The CN Railway bisects the lake and Highway 11 runs past the lake to the north.
