# Townsend Lake

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**Townsend Lake**[1] is a lake in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan). It is located in the east-central part of the province 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 east side of the lake and its amenities.[3][4] Several small creeks feed into the lake from the surrounding hills, lakes, and [muskeg](/source/Muskeg). The outflow is a short river at the eastern end of the lake that flows into the western end of [Woody Lake](/source/Woody_Lake_(Saskatchewan)).[5]

The lake is named in memory of Flight Sergeant Robert Wilfred Ernest Townsend who died fighting in [World War II](/source/World_War_II) on 29 July 1944.[6] Since 1947 Saskatchewan started naming lakes after fallen soldiers and now there are 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 Townsend Lake was a [provincial recreation site](/source/List_of_protected_areas_of_Saskatchewan#Provincial_recreation_sites) 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.[9][10]

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.[11][12]

## Fish species

Fish commonly found in the lake include [walleye](/source/Walleye), [perch](/source/Perch), and [northern pike](/source/Northern_pike).[13][14]

## See also

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

## References

1. ["Townsend Lake"](https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HANUI). *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. ["mindat.org"](https://www.mindat.org/feature-6168195.html). *Townsend Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada*. mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Townsend (Clear) Lake Fishing Map"](http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_clear__see_townsend___sk-townsend-clear-lake-nautical-chart.html). *GPS Nauticals*. Bist LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Townsend Lake, Saskatchewan Map"](https://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=HANUI&f=253). *Geodata.us*. Geodata.us. 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. ["Townsend Lake"](https://sites.google.com/site/porcupinehillsparks/townsend-lake). *Sites.google*. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Townsend Lake Campground"](https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1818/townsend-lake-campground). *Tourism Saskatchewan*. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Moose Range Lodge"](https://mooserangelodge.webs.com/). *Moose Range Lodge*. Moose Range Lodge. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Moose Range Lodge"](https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/331/moose-range-lodge). *Tourism Saskatchewan*. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Townsend Lake"](https://fishbrain.com/fishing-waters/HdecdAc7/townsend-lake). *Fishbrain*. Fishbrain. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

1. ["Angler's Atlas"](https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/112070/townsend-lake)

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