# Isbister Lake

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For the lake in Scotland, see [Loch of Isbister](/source/Loch_of_Isbister).

**Isbister Lake**[1] is a lake in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of Saskatchewan. It is situated in the east-central part of the province along the course of [Midnight Creek](/source/Midnight_Creek) in the [Porcupine Hills](/source/Porcupine_Hills) and [Porcupine Provincial Forest](/source/Porcupine_Provincial_Forest). The lake is in the Woody River Block of [Porcupine Hills Provincial Park](/source/Porcupine_Hills_Provincial_Park).[2] [Highway 980](/source/Saskatchewan_Highway_980) provides access to the southern shore of the lake and its amenities. Isbister Lake is situated in [boreal forest](/source/Boreal_forest_of_Canada)[3] surrounded by hills, other small lakes, and [muskeg](/source/Muskeg).[4][5]

The lake was named in memory of Rifleman Archie Isbister of the [Regina Rifle Regiment](/source/The_Royal_Regina_Rifles) who died on 6 June 1944 fighting in [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[6] Since 1947 Saskatchewan has been naming lakes after fallen soldiers and there are now more than 4,000 such lakes in the province.[7][8]

## Parks and recreation

Prior to the formation of [Porcupine Hills Provincial Park](/source/Porcupine_Hills_Provincial_Park) in 2018, the parkland around Isbister Lake was a [provincial recreation site](/source/List_of_protected_areas_of_Saskatchewan#Provincial_recreation_sites) called Woody River Recreation Site. At Isbister Lake, there is a small campground, dock, fish cleaning station, and picnic tables.[9]

## Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include [northern pike](/source/Northern_pike), [perch](/source/Perch), and [walleye](/source/Walleye).[10][11]

## See also

- [List of lakes of Saskatchewan](/source/List_of_lakes_of_Saskatchewan)
- [Tourism in Saskatchewan](/source/Tourism_in_Saskatchewan)

## References

1. ["Isbister Lake"](https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HABRT). *Canadian Geographical Names Database*. Government of Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Porcupine Hills Provincial Park"](https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/provincialpark/3144/porcupine-hills-provincial-park#sort=relevancy). *Tourism Saskatchewan*. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Boreal Plains Ecozone"](http://ecozones.ca/english/zone/BorealPlains/index.html). *ecozones*. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Isbister Lake, Saskatchewan Map"](https://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=HABRT&f=246). *Geodata.us*. Geodata.us. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Isbister (Midnight) Lake Fishing Map"](http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_isbister__midnight__lake__sk-isbister-midnight-lake-nautical-chart.html). *GPS Nautical Charts*. Bist LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Fishing the Porcupine Hills lakes"](https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/opinion/fishing-the-porcupine-hills-lakes-4011070). *Sasktoday*. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. Budanovic, Nikola (3 March 2018). ["Since 1947 Canada has named its Lakes after Soldiers who lost their lives"](https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/canada-names-lakes-soldiers-lost.html?andro=1&chrome=1&edg-c=1). War History Online. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. Chisholm, Doug (6 November 2017). ["Lest We Forget"](https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/blog/2017/11/06/geomemorial-lakes). Saskatchewan Government. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Isbister Lake Campground"](https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1813/isbister-lake-campground). *Tourism Saskatchewan*. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Fishing in Isbister Lake"](https://fishbrain.com/fishing-waters/zWNIgPlC/isbister-lake). *Fishbrain*. Fishbrain. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Isbister Lake"](https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/112769/isbister-lake). *Angler's Atlas*. Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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