Old Wives Lake

Old Wives Lake is a shallow, saline lake in the mixed-grass prairie of southern Saskatchewan. The Wood River brings runoff into its closed basin, and the lake’s extent changes greatly with the seasons and the water available. At low levels mudflats appear around its shores, attracting migrating waterbirds. Its name recalls a Cree story of elderly women who stayed behind to help their people escape an attack; a Cree word for an old woman also survives in the name of nearby Notekeu Creek.