Thompson Lake (Manitoba)

Thompson Lake
Thompson Lake
Thompson Lake is located in Manitoba
Thompson Lake
Thompson Lake
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Thompson Lake is located in Canada
Thompson Lake
Thompson Lake
Thompson Lake (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°45′58″N 101°34′32″W / 54.76611°N 101.57556°W / 54.76611; -101.57556
Lake typeGlacial Lake
Primary inflowsAlberts Lake, Bryan Lake
Primary outflowsMurray Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Shore length113 km (8.1 mi)
Surface elevation299 m (981 ft)
Islands13
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Thompson Lake is a glacial lake approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Bakers Narrows which drains into Murray Lake. It is part of the Nelson River watershed, in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada. The lakes sits in Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadian Shield forests and is surrounded by mixed forest with stands of black spruce, white spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen. The shoreline is characterized by steeply sloping irregular rock ridges and poorly drained areas of muskeg.[1] The lake contains northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch.[2]

The name was officially adopted in 1940.[3]

  1. ^ Smith, R.E. (1998). Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. p. 88. ISBN 0-662-27446-6.
  2. ^ "Master Angler Awards". Travel Manitoba. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Geographic Names Board of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2014.