Candle Lake (Saskatchewan)

From circa 1887 to around 1889, the Hudson's Bay Company operated a fur trade post on the Lake as an outpost of Fort a la Corne. == Parks and recreation ==

Candle Lake is a popular tourist destination in Western Canada as most of the lake is surrounded by Candle Lake Provincial Park. Along the lake's shores there are several natural sand beaches including Minowukaw Beach, Waskateena Beach, Candle Lake Beach, and the Purple Sands Beach. The Purple Sands Beach has vibrantly striped bands of sand in purple, magenta, and pink hues. The purple sand comes from garnet that was brought to the region from the Canadian Shield by glaciation during the ice age about 12,000 years ago. Adjacent to Minowukaw Beach are the Minowukaw Sand Dunes. Amenities and activities in and around the lake include sport fishing and other water sports, camping, golfing, hiking, fishing, and boating. At Candle Lake Beach on Berezowsky Bay, Sask Aquatic Adventures has a water adventure park set up. Several marinas are dotted around the lake's shore providing boating access to the lake. == Candle Lake Dam ==

The level in Candle Lake is regulated by a four-bay high concrete dam, constructed in 1978–1979 and operated by the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. It is located at the south-eastern corner of the lake at Hanson Bay and it discharges into the Torch River. The construction of the dam prevented the normal spawning movement of fish each spring between the Torch River and Candle Lake. In 2002, the Minowukaw Fishway was constructed to better allow fish to travel between the lake and the river. == Fish species ==

Fish commonly found in the lake include walleye, northern pike, lake whitefish, white sucker, shorthead redhorse, longnose sucker, and burbot. == See also ==