It is south-east of Emma Lake and Great Blue Heron Provincial Park in the central part of the province in the District of Lakeland No.

[2] Access to Christopher Lake is from Highways 953 and 263 and it is about 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of the city of Prince Albert.

[4] There are no major creeks that flow into the lake as it has, at only 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi), a small catchment area.

In 1959, construction began on Spruce River Dam and the Emma Lake diversion project.

The two marinas are located at the southern end of the lake – one at Bell's Beach the other at Slottens Bay.

Fish commonly found in the Christopher Lake include walleye and northern pike.