Old Wives Lake

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Old Wives Lake
Location	Saskatchewan
Coordinates	50°05′N 106°00′W / 50.083, -106Coordinates: 50°05′N 106°00′W / 50.083, -106
Lake type	saline
Primary inflows	Wood River
Basin countries	Canada

Old Wives Lake is a shallow saline lake in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 35 km southwest of Moose Jaw. The lake is fed by the Wood River but seasonal water relatively flattened the terrain, and as such results in significant mudflats.^[1] A Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established at the lake on March 9, 1925. This lake, in conjunction with Reed Lake and Chaplin Lake, forms a site of hemispheric importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. It was designated in April 1997, and is "one of the most important inland sites for migratory birds in North America".^[2]

Legend is that a Cree camp was attacked by a band of Blackfoot warriors and the older women could not escape. They drowned in the lake while trying to swim away to safety.^{[citation needed]}