Lake Winnipegosis

Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis is located in Manitoba
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis
Location of the lake in Manitoba
Lake Winnipegosis is located in Canada
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates52°30′N 100°00′W / 52.500°N 100.000°W / 52.500; -100.000
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsWaterhen River
Catchment area49,825 km2 (19,238 sq mi)[1]
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length195 km (121 mi)
Max. width51 km (32 mi)
Surface area5,370 km2 (2,070 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth12 m (39 ft)
Surface elevation254 m (833 ft)[1]
SettlementsCamperville, Winnipegosis

Lake Winnipegosis is a large (5,370 km2) lake in central North America, in Manitoba, Canada, some 300 km northwest of Winnipeg. It is Canada's eleventh-largest lake.

The lake's name derives from that of Lake Winnipeg, with a diminutive suffix. Winnipeg means 'big muddy waters' and Winnipegosis means 'little muddy waters'.[1]

It appears as Winipgassish on the Fidler map of 1820, while modern spelling dates from as early as 1811.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Canadian Encyclopedia (Lake Winnipegosis)". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 67. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.