Brightsand Lake
| Brightsand Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | RM of Mervin No. 499, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 53°36′00″N 108°53′02″W / 53.6001°N 108.8840°W |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Primary outflows | Brightsand Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 4,560.7 ha (11,270 acres) |
| Max. depth | 14.7 m (48 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Brightsand Lake is a lake in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 in the west-central part of the province in the aspen parkland ecoregion. Brightsand Creek — located on the western side of the lake — is the outflow and it flows in a southerly direction into Turtlelake River, which is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. Turtle Lake is about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) to the east and the Meadow Lake Escarpment is to the north-east.
There are several communities and a regional park dotted around its shores. At the southern end of the lake is Crystal Bay-Sunset and Thunderchild Indian Reserve 115Z; along the eastern shore is Evergreen Beach, Mowrey Beach, and Lakeshore Estates subdivision; and Brightsand Lake Regional Park is at the northern end. Access to the lake is from Highways 795 and 796.