Davy Lake
| Davy Lake | |
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Davy Lake Location in Saskatchewan Davy Lake Davy Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 58°51′N 108°17′W / 58.850°N 108.283°W |
| Part of | Mackenzie River drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | MacFarlane River |
| River sources | Canadian Shield |
| Primary outflows | MacFarlane River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 11,102 ha (27,430 acres) |
| Shore length1 | 93 km (58 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Davy Lake[1] is a large lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is along the course of the MacFarlane River,[2] which flows into Lake Athabasca and is part of the Mackenzie River drainage basin. Davy Lake is named after Warrant Officer 1 Henry Davy who had died on 24 June 1944 during World War II.
Origin of name
Davy Lake was named after Warrant Officer 1 Henry William (Bill) Davy Jr. DFC of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan as part of the Saskatchewan government's geo-memorial naming program of the 1950s and 1960s. He flew with No. 156 Squadron RAF as a navigator during the Second World War. His Avro Lancaster III JB230 was shot down on 24 June 1944, just east of Lille during a night raid on the flying bomb works at Coubronnes. His grave is located at a Zuytpeene churchyard near Cassel, Nord, France.[3]
Fish species
Fish commonly found in Davy Lake include lake whitefish, lake trout, and northern pike.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Davy Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "MacFarlane River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "In memory of Warrant Officer class 1 Henry William Davy DFC". Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Siemens, Matthew. "Davy Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 3 March 2025.