Moose Lake (Manitoba)

Moose Lake
NASA image showing North and South Moose Lake
Moose Lake is located in Manitoba
Moose Lake
Moose Lake
Location in Manitoba
Moose Lake is located in Canada
Moose Lake
Moose Lake
Moose Lake (Canada)
LocationManitoba
Coordinates53°56′N 100°09′W / 53.94°N 100.15°W / 53.94; -100.15
Primary outflowsMoose Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area1,367 km2 (528 sq mi)
Surface elevation255 m (837 ft)
SettlementsMoose Lake
References[1]

Moose Lake is a lake located near the Saskatchewan River Delta in Manitoba, Canada. It is separated into two irregularly shaped lobes, North Moose Lake and South Moose Lake, by the Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure, which was built in 1964.[2] South Moose Lake drains south into Cedar Lake via Moose Creek;[3] these two lakes form the reservoir of the Grand Rapids Generating Station, and the sluice gates at Moose Lake Narrows helps regulate their water levels.[2] The lake as a whole lies at an elevation of 255 metres (837 ft) and covers 1,367 square kilometres (528 sq mi).[1] The community of Moose Lake is on the south shore of the lake.

  1. ^ a b Herdendorf, Charles E. (1982). "Large Lakes of the World". Journal of Great Lakes Research. 8 (3): 379–412. Bibcode:1982JGLR....8..379H. doi:10.1016/S0380-1330(82)71982-3.
  2. ^ a b "2.2: Moose Lake Narrows Control Structure". Water Power Act licences: Grand Rapids short-term licence extension application – supporting documentation (PDF) (Report). Manitoba Hydro. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^ Beaumont, Raymond M. (April 2000). Moose Lake and its Neighbours: from Pre-Contact to 1821 (PDF). Frontier School Division No. 48. Retrieved 28 April 2017.