Townsend Lake
The lake is named in memory of Flight Sergeant Robert Wilfred Ernest Townsend who died fighting in World War II on 29 July 1944. Since 1947 Saskatchewan started naming lakes after fallen soldiers and now there are more than 4,000 such lakes in the province.
Parks and recreation
Prior to the formation of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park in 2018, the parkland around Townsend Lake was a provincial recreation site called Woody River Recreation Site. The recreation site has a campground with 33 campsites, a boat launch, two fish cleaning stations, and a picnic area.
Moose Range Lodge, located on the northern shore of the lake, is an outfitters with modern cabins, boat rentals, fuel, and a restaurant. In the winter, the lodge is the centre for snowmobiling in the park.
Fish species
Fish commonly found in the lake include walleye, perch, and northern pike.
See also
References
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- ^ "Porcupine Hills Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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- ^ "Fishing the Porcupine Hills lakes". Sasktoday. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Budanovic, Nikola (3 March 2018). "Since 1947 Canada has named its Lakes after Soldiers who lost their lives". War History Online. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Chisholm, Doug (6 November 2017). "Lest We Forget". Saskatchewan Government. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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- ^ "Moose Range Lodge". Moose Range Lodge. Moose Range Lodge. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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