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Turtle Lake lies in the North-West of Saskatchewan, Canada and is fairly long (about 21 km) while also narrow (about 5 km across). The closest town is Livelong, and the closest cities are North Battleford, SK, and Lloydminster, AB. The lake takes its name from a Cree legend about a giant denizen in the lake, and locals sometimes still tell stories of a monster of some sort in its waters (see Turtle Lake Monster). Turtle Lake's primary outlet is the Turtle River, which flows south into the North Saskatchewan River near the Michaud Islands, across the river from Delmas, Saskatchewan. Turtle Lake has several species of fish, including Sturgeon, Northern Pike (Jackfish), Walleye (Pickerel) and Whitefish. == Fish Stocking == The fish stocking program at Turtle Lake started in 1927, and has been ongoing with some regularity over the past 80 years. Two species have been the focus of the stocking program in an effort to bolster their populations: walleye and lake whitefish. Whitefish stocking started in 1927 and was discontinued in 1984. During this period, tens of millions of whitefish fry (newly hatched) were stocked. From 1932 – 1962, over 14 million walleye fry were stocked in the lake. The fisheries survey of 1964-65 indicated poor stocking success, so the stocking program was terminated. But due to high angler demand for walleye in the late 1960s, the walleye stocking program was re-introduced. From 1969 – 2004, another 22 million walleye fry as well as 461,300 walleye fingerlings (about 5 cm long) were stocked. Currently, Turtle Lake is stocked with approximately 500,000 walleye fry each spring. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Turtle Lake (Saskatchewan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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