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Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary

52.6137° N, 105.278° W

Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Saskatchewan. 52.6137° N, 105.278° W

Migratory bird sanctuary, 46.4 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/sk/basin-and-middle-lakes-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 46.4 km² migratory bird sanctuary 5.3 km east of St. Benedict, in Saskatchewan.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Basin Lake (34.5 km²).

Area
46.4 km²
Named lakes
2

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
6:42 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:19 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:53 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:38 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Basin Lake34.5 km²
2Middle Lake8.55 km²

Official record

Designation
Migratory bird sanctuary
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Prairie Region

Names

  • Refuge d’oiseaux des lacs Basin et MiddleFrench form