Lake St. Martin

Lake St. Martin
Lake St. Martin is east of Lake Manitoba
Lake St. Martin is located in Manitoba
Lake St. Martin
Lake St. Martin
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Lake St. Martin is located in Canada
Lake St. Martin
Lake St. Martin
Lake St. Martin (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates51°37′1″N 98°28′58″W / 51.61694°N 98.48278°W / 51.61694; -98.48278
Primary inflowsFairford River
Primary outflowsDauphin River (to Lake Winnipeg)
Basin countriesCanada

Lake St. Martin is a lake in the Interlake region of Manitoba, Canada. The lake is situated between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. Lake St. Martin is downstream from the Fairford River with its Fairford River Control Structure. The Fairford River is the only outlet for Lake Manitoba. With the artificially increased flow and limited outflow, Lake St. Martin was turned into a reservoir. The outflow for Lake St. Martin exits through Dauphin River and into Lake Winnipeg, at a lower rate than the water comes in.[1][2][3]

Settlements on the lake, including the Lake St. Martin First Nation, were flooded and made uninhabitable after the 2011 Assiniboine River flood.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Lake St. Martin)". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ 2011 Flood:Technical Review of Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin and Assiniboine River https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/floodinfo/floodproofing/reports/pdf/assiniboine_lakemb_lsm_report_nov2013.pdf
  4. ^ "By Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press-Manitoba working on settlement for flooded First Nations". 18 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Channel on Lake Manitoba to be done by 2020, could cost $450 million". 18 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.