| Gods Lake | |
|---|---|
  Gods Lake Location in Manitoba  Gods Lake Gods Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Northeastern Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 54°40′26″N 94°14′48″W / 54.67389°N 94.24667°W[1] |
| Part of | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | Wesachewan River |
| Primary outflows | Gods River |
| Catchment area | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 74 km (46 mi) |
| Surface area | 1,061 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 13.2 m (43 ft) |
| Max. depth | 75.3 m (247 ft) |
| Residence time | 2.68 years |
| Shore length1 | 474 km (295 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 180 m (591 ft)[2] |
| Islands | Elk Island and many smaller islands |
| Settlements | Gods Lake, Gods Lake Narrows, Gods River |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Gods Lake is a lake in northeastern Manitoba in Canada.[1][3][4][5] The lake covers an area of 1,151 square kilometres (444 sq mi) with a net (water surface) area of 1,061 square kilometres (410 sq mi), making it the 7th largest lake in the province.[6] It lies north of Island Lake at an elevation of 178 metres (584 ft),[6] approximately 280 kilometres (174 mi) east of Thompson, Manitoba. It has a shore length of 474 kilometres (295 mi).[3] It drains north via the Gods River and the Hayes River to Hudson Bay.
The area was featured in season 7 of the reality television series Ice Road Truckers. Richard Wagamese writes about Gods Lake in chapter 5 of Indian Horse.
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