| Lake Wahtopanah | |
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  Lake Wahtopanah Location of the lake in Manitoba  Lake Wahtopanah Lake Wahtopanah (Canada) | |
| Location | Rural Municipality of Daly / Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 50°03′55″N 100°10′20″W / 50.06528°N 100.17222°W |
| Type | Artificial lake |
| Primary inflows | Little Saskatchewan River |
| Catchment area | 1,260 sq mi (3,300 km2) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 6 mi (9.7 km) |
| Max. width | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
| Surface area | 1,580 acres (6.4 km2) |
| Max. depth | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Water volume | 24,500 acre⋅ft (30,200,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,536 ft (468 m) |
Lake Wahtopanah, also known as Rivers Reservoir, is a reservoir on the Little Saskatchewan River near the town of Rivers, Manitoba. Its dam is the Rivers Dam.[1]
It is home to Rivers Provincial Park, located on the west shore of the lake.
The lake's name is an alternate form of the Indigenous word watopapinah meaning 'canoe people'.[2]
- ^ "Manitoba Government Invests an Estimated $40 Million in Rivers Dam to Manage Future Climate Risk". Province of Manitoba. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Hodges, F.W. (1971). Handbook of Indians of Canada published as an appendix to the tenth report of the Geographic Board of Canada. Coles.