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Largest lakes in Saskatchewan

Not only is Saskatchewan home to an incredible number of lakes (over 100,000), it also has some truly massive lakes as well.

The 5 largest lakes in Saskatchewan

#1 Lake Athabasca (1,925,762 acres)

Even in a province like Saskatchewan with so many big lakes, Lake Athabasca is in a class all its own. This lake is not only the largest lake in Saskatchewan, it's the 8th largest lake in Canada.

Lake Athabasca is located in the far north-west of the province and the western end of the lake extends into Alberta.

#2 Reindeer Lake (1,362,782 acres)

Reindeer Lake is not only the second largest lake in Saskatchewan it is also the deepest lake in the province. Deep Bay on Reindeer Lake drops to an incredible 220 meters (720 ft).

Reindeer Lake is on the north-east side of the province, the majority of the lake is in Saskatchewan but 8% extends into Manitoba.

#3 Wollaston Lake (517,812 acres)

Wollaston Lake although only the third largest lake in the province, is the largest lake entirely within Saskatchewan.

Wollaston Lake is also on the north-east side of the province, just north of Reindeer Lake.

#4 Lac La Ronge (333,381 acres)

Lac La Ronge is fourth largest lake in the province and the most popular one on this list due to its location much further south then the other lakes with good highway access.

#5 Cree Lake (305,224 acres)

Cree Lake is the fifth largest lake in the province.

The lake is located in north central Saskatchewan.

Top 100 Largest Lakes in Saskatchewan

Check out the table below to see the top 100 largest lakes in the province.

1 Lake Athabasca 1925762 acres
2 Reindeer Lake 1362782 acres
3 Wollaston Lake 517812 acres
4 Lac la Ronge 333381 acres
5 Cree Lake 305224 acres
6 Peter Pond Lake 191786 acres
7 Doré Lake 157120 acres
8 Selwyn Lake 150223 acres
9 Churchill Lake 137264 acres
10 Deschambault Lake 134133 acres
11 Montreal Lake 112954 acres
12 Frobisher Lake 112502 acres
13 Black Lake 110213 acres
14 Lac Île-à-la-Crosse 108668 acres
15 Primrose Lake 107833 acres
16 Lake Diefenbaker 107132 acres
17 Pinehouse Lake 92755 acres
18 Scott Lake 91980 acres
19 Big Quill Lake 90143 acres
20 Cold Lake 87582 acres
21 Tazin Lake 86574 acres
22 Amisk Lake 84276 acres
23 Old Wives Lake 79676 acres
24 Smoothstone Lake 68959 acres
25 Red Deer Lake 67616 acres
26 Athapapuskow Lake 62680 acres
27 Tobin Lake 61579 acres
28 Turnor Lake 60761 acres
29 Wapawekka Lake 59502 acres
30 Pasfield Lake 59367 acres
31 Lac la Plonge 57393 acres
32 Last Mountain Lake 55203 acres
33 Sisipuk Lake 54890 acres
34 Cumberland Lake 53972 acres
35 Lac La Loche 51145 acres
36 Canoe Lake 51077 acres
37 Namew Lake 47889 acres
38 Riou Lake 44355 acres
39 Little Quill Lake 43843 acres
40 Besnard Lake 42466 acres
41 Chaplin Lake 42360 acres
42 Waterbury Lake 39988 acres
43 Nemeiben Lake 37342 acres
44 Kipahigan Lake 35466 acres
45 Delaronde Lake 35110 acres
46 Black Bear Island Lake 34043 acres
47 Hatchet Lake 32855 acres
48 Candle Lake 32616 acres
49 Wasekamio Lake 32172 acres
50 Knee Lake 31542 acres
51 Phelps Lake 31198 acres
52 Black Birch Lake 30144 acres
53 Suggi Lake 29888 acres
54 Kamuchawie Lake 29627 acres
55 Oliver Lake 29004 acres
56 Crean Lake 28741 acres
57 Nokomis Lake 28536 acres
58 Jan Lake 28093 acres
59 Davy Lake 27434 acres
60 Mirond Lake 26684 acres
61 Egg Lake 26593 acres
62 Upper Foster Lake 26091 acres
63 Deception Lake 26079 acres
64 Walker Lake 26079 acres
65 Macoun Lake 25215 acres
66 Pelican Lake 24556 acres
67 Laurie Lake 24450 acres
68 Keeley Lake 22946 acres
69 Highrock Lake 22768 acres
70 Careen Lake 21942 acres
71 Sandfly Lake 21777 acres
72 Sled Lake 21690 acres
73 Misaw Lake 21326 acres
74 Clarke Lake 21058 acres
75 Manitou Lake 20719 acres
76 Charcoal Lake 20366 acres
77 Big Sandy Lake 20121 acres
78 Wathaman Lake 20023 acres
79 Richards Lake 19820 acres
80 Steephill Lake 19784 acres
81 Kazan Lake 19727 acres
82 Weyakwin Lake 18615 acres
83 Turtle Lake 18457 acres
84 Lenore Lake 18221 acres
85 Waterhen Lake 17917 acres
86 Waskesiu Lake 17369 acres
87 Jackfish Lake 17249 acres
88 Lloyd Lake 16989 acres
89 Arsenault Lake 16565 acres
90 Trade Lake 16480 acres
91 Wood Lake 16346 acres
92 Kisseynew Lake 16306 acres
93 Loon Lake 16175 acres
94 McTavish Lake 16124 acres
95 Davin Lake 15820 acres
96 Giles Lake 15771 acres
97 Costigan Lake 15525 acres
98 Manawan Lake 15475 acres
99 McIntosh Lake 15334 acres
100 Fontaine Lake 15313 acres