Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipeg
French: Lac Winnipeg
Ojibwe: Weenipagamiksaguygun
Lake Winnipeg is located in Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg is located in Canada
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg (Canada)
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LocationManitoba, Canada
Coordinates52°7′N 97°15′W / 52.117°N 97.250°W / 52.117; -97.250
Lake typeGlacial
Primary inflowsWinnipeg River, Saskatchewan River, Red River
Primary outflowsNelson River
Catchment area982,900 km2 (379,500 sq mi)
Basin countriesCanada and the United States
Max. length416 km (258 mi)
Max. width100 km (60 mi) (N Basin)
40 km (20 mi) (S Basin)
Surface area24,514 km2 (9,465 sq mi)
Average depth12 m (39 ft)
Max. depth36 m (118 ft)
Water volume294 km3 (71 cu mi)[1]
Residence time3.5 years [2]
Shore length11,858 km (1,155 mi)
Surface elevation217 m (712 ft)
SettlementsGimli
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Winnipeg (French: Lac Winnipeg) is a very large, relatively shallow 24,514-square-kilometre (9,465 sq mi) lake in North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its southern end is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of the city of Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is Canada's sixth-largest freshwater lake[3] and the third-largest freshwater lake contained entirely within Canada, but it is relatively shallow (mean depth of 12 m [39 ft])[4] excluding a narrow 36 m (118 ft) deep channel between the northern and southern basins. It is the eleventh-largest freshwater lake on Earth. The lake's east side has pristine boreal forests and rivers that were in 2018 inscribed as Pimachiowin Aki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The lake is 416 km (258 mi) from north to south, with remote sandy beaches, large limestone cliffs, and many bat caves in some areas. Manitoba Hydro uses the lake as one of the largest reservoirs in the world. There are many islands, most of them undeveloped.

  1. ^ "Lake Winnipeg Quick Facts". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ Massive flood expected to take toll on Lake Winnipeg, feed algae blooms Winnipeg Free Press
  3. ^ "Great Canadian Lakes". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
  4. ^ International Lake Environment Committee Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine,