Buffalo Pound Lake

Canada / Saskatchewan / Moose Jaw /
Buffalo Pound Lake is a eutrophic prairie lake in Saskatchewan, Canada, formed from glaciation about 10,000 years ago, on the Qu'Appelle River approximately 28 km north of Moose Jaw, 11 km east of Tuxford and 3 km north of Sun Valley. The lake gets its name from the method used by First Nations people to capture the bison using the natural topography as corrals or buffalo pounds.
Drinking water source for the cities of Moose Jaw and Regina.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Pound_Lake
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Coordinates:   50°39'22"N   105°29'26"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago