Shoal Lake (Kenora District, Ontario)

Shoal Lake
Ojibwe: Iskatewi-zaagaʼigan
Shoal Lake is located in Ontario
Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake is located in Manitoba
Shoal Lake
Shoal Lake
LocationNorthwestern Ontario (Kenora District),
Southeast Manitoba (Eastman Region)
Coordinates49°32′50″N 94°56′25″W / 49.54722°N 94.94028°W / 49.54722; -94.94028[1]
TypeLake
Part ofLake of the Woods
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area320 km2 (80,000 acres)
SettlementsShoal Lake #39 First Nation,
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation

Shoal Lake (Ojibwe: Iskatewi-zaagaʼigan) is a lake that straddles the boundary between Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, northwest of the Lake of the Woods. Depending on the water level of Lake of the Woods, Shoal Lake runs both a tributary and distributary of Lake of the Woods and, for many practical purposes, is part of that lake.

There are two First Nations peoples, both Ojibwe, who lay claim to much of Shoal Lake: Iskatewizaagegan 39 Independent First Nation (Shoal Lake First Nation #39) and Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Shoal Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Water and Waste Department. "Shoal Lake and Winnipeg's Drinking Water". legacy.winnipeg.ca. City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. ^ "WATER". Shoal Lake #40. Retrieved 2023-03-26.