east ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁near ▁the ▁C ree ▁River ▁out flow . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁air port , ▁a ▁small ▁log ▁church ▁and ▁numerous ▁houses ▁( near ▁co - ordinates ▁). ▁▁ ▁A ▁fish ▁plant ▁on ▁Turner ▁Island ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁by ▁Wa ite ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁co - ordinates ▁. ▁ ▁Other ▁locations ▁on ▁C ree ▁Lake ▁with ▁populations ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁were ▁the ▁C ree ▁Lake ▁We ather ▁Station ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁C able ▁Bay ▁and ▁air fe ild ▁( with ▁ 1 0 ▁people ) ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Government , ▁the ▁C ree ▁Lake ▁D . N . S . ▁Radio ▁Station ▁( Dep art ment ▁of ▁Northern ▁S ask atch ew an ) ▁on ▁Turner ▁Island ▁( with ▁ 1 0 ▁people ) ▁and ▁a ▁camp ▁at ▁the ▁north - end ▁( with ▁ 1 5 ▁people ). ▁ ▁Although ▁officially ▁named ▁C ree ▁Lake ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁ ▁the ▁lake ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁D ene ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁River ▁D ene ▁Nation ▁based ▁in ▁Pat uan ak ▁has ▁res erves ▁at ▁three ▁sites ▁on ▁the ▁lake . ▁One ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁is ▁ 1 6 0 7 . 4 0 ▁hect ares ▁( 3 9 7 1 ▁acres ) ▁another ▁on ▁C able ▁Bay ▁is ▁