Peter Pond Lake was on the fur trade route to the Methye Portage which connected Eastern Canada to the Mackenzie River area. The lake is a long oval tending to the north-west. A peninsula which almost reaches the west shore divides it into Big Peter Pond (the northern two thirds) and Little Peter Pond. On the east side of Little Peter Pond a narrow isthmus separates it from Churchill Lake, the two forming a broad "V". The La Loche River, which drains Lac La Loche comes in from the north while the Dillon River, with the village of Dillon at its mouth, comes in from the west. The lake drains into Churchill Lake through the Kisis Channel[6] at Buffalo Narrows. Originally called Big and Little Buffalo Lakes, it was renamed after Peter Pond in 1931. It is on Highway 155 which passes through Buffalo Narrows.[7]
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park on Big Peter Pond Lake
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park (55°53′00″N108°36′03″W / 55.8834°N 108.6007°W / 55.8834; -108.6007) (formally Big Buffalo Beach Recreation Site),[8] is a recreation site about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Buffalo Narrows. The park is 3,650 hectares (9,000 acres) and has a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long, white-sand beach and sand hills. The park is on a peninsula that separates "Big" and "Little" Peter Pond Lake. Amenities include a picnic area and change rooms. Access is from Highway 155. The park was originally Crown land and operated by the Saskatchewan government but was transferred to the local community of Buffalo Narrows in 2003. The sandy beaches are a nesting site for the endangered piping plover.[9][10][11]
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