Emma Lake is within the District of Lakeland region is approximately 17.68km2. The Water Security Agency (WSA) created the Emma Lake Diversion Channel where a water pump station is operated on Anglin Lake. This channel also contains a long 10km water supply canal that discharges into Emma Lake and a shorter channel that feeds into Christopher Lake. Both pump station channels are used for recreational purposes only.
Emma Lake experienced significant shoreline erosion and monoculture grass1 which led NSRBC to lead projects within the lake to conserve the region. The NSRBC has been working on a project called Emma Lake Action and Understanding with the aim to mitigate negative impacts affecting overall water quality at Emma Lake, especially nutrient loading. This project is in partnership with Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the District of Lakeland that will allow for the collection and analysis of water quality data and possible parameters affecting the quality, such as recreational activities that affect shorelines like boating activity and erosion. In addition, the project will involve nine shoreline restoration projects with an education campaign to engage residents and how they can reduce their involvement in affecting the lake. Additionally, another part of the project for Emma Lake is called Shorelines at Work Demonstration Site. This 3,600 ft2 site is open to public access to embrace natural shorelines and functions for easy recreational use like snowmobiling and dock access. The goal of this part of the project is to promote biodiversity by planting native vegetation along the shorelines and hopefully inspire others to plant native species along their shoreline property. Emma Lake Diversion Project
A voluntary and non-regulatory program called Love Your Lake Program was created by Watersheds Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation as an educational initiative to help shoreline property owners to build a strong connection between shoreline health and water quality of the lake. This program allows for owners to gain knowledge on the state of their shorelines and recommended actions to improve lake health for humans and wild and aquatic life. This program has been run within the NSRB since 2016. Another program for shoreline property owners that might be of interest is called the Natural Edge Program that maintains, restore and improve shorelines along lakefront properties and promotes the health and diversity of lakes.
