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Moose Jaw lies at the eastern edge of the Missouri Coteau, elevation 550 meters (1 ,800 feet). The Coteau separates the flat Regina Plain to the east, and gently rolling landscapes of the Alberta Plateau to the southwest.
The Regina Plain represents the bottom of a glacial lake that covered the area after the last Ice Age. It provides some of the best and most productive agricultural land in Saskatchewan. There are hundreds of lakes and pothole sloughs for wildlife and waterfowl. The largest lake in this area is Lake Diefenbaker, a reservoir formed behind the South Saskatchewan River Dam. Thirty kilometers north are the Qu'Appelle River Valley and Buffalo Pound Lake. The Lake offers abundant opportunity for water sports and fishing, while the adjacent valley slopes provide opportunity for skiing, hunting, nature interpretation, wildlife viewing and other activities. A large Provincial Park provides campgrounds, swimming and picnic areas. 
Two hours south of Moose Jaw, near the American border, are the Big Muddy Valley and spectacular Badlands, characterized by high plateaus and rolling hills.
The City of Moose Jaw is sited beside Moose Jaw Creek and Thunder Creek. Spreading across uplands and valleys, Moose Jaw provides a most attractive mix of urban development on the uplands, and park and open space in the valleys. Soils in the Moose Jaw area represent a mixture of clay loams, silty clays and clays. These soils are naturally very fertile. Combined with sufficient moisture, long warm summer days and a frost-free season longer than 100 days, we can grow a wide variety of vegetables, berries and small fruits, as well as cereal crops, oil seeds and hay. Back to the Top Back to About Moose Jaw Home Page |
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