Manipogo Provincial Park

Manipogo Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Manipogo Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Manipogo Provincial Park
Location in Manitoba
LocationParkland Region, Manitoba
Nearest cityDauphin, Manitoba
Coordinates51°31′0″N 99°32′59″W / 51.51667°N 99.54972°W / 51.51667; -99.54972[1]
Area61 ha (150 acres)
Created1961
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Manipogo Provincial Park is a provincial park on the shore of Lake Manitoba, approximately 50 km (31 mi), northeast of Dauphin, Manitoba.[1] It is named after Manipogo, a lake monster reputed to live in the lake.[2]

The 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) area was declared a provincial park in 1961.[2][3]

The park is located within the Waterhen ecodistrict of the Interlake Plain ecoregion, part of the Boreal Plains ecozone.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Manipogo Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Penziwol, Shelley (2011). From Asessippi to Zed Lake : a guide to Manitoba's provincial parks. Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications. ISBN 9781926531144.
  3. ^ A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks (PDF) (March 1998 ed.). Winnipeg: Manitoba Conservation, Parks and Natural Areas Branch. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, R.E; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes (PDF). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ISBN 0-662-27446-6. Retrieved 19 June 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)