Welcome to Root Lake ...

A typical abbreviation for Root Lake: Root Lk.

Time Zone: Root Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Note: If you travel west from Root Lake (for example, toward Cumberland House (SK)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Root Lake: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities near Root Lake ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Root Lake.

• The Pas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pas
• Wanless
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanless
• Moostissoostikwan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moostissoostikwan
• Sturgeon Landing
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Landing
• Cormorant
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant

Adding Root Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Root Lake was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Root Lake.