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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.
Manitoba lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi); Lake Area (includes islands) Altitude Depth max. Volume Lake Winnipeg [2] [3]: 24,387 km 2 (9,416 sq mi) : 217 m (712 ft) 36 m (118 ft)
Camp Morton Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Gimli. [1] [2] It is 250.23 hectares (0.9661 sq mi) in size. [2] It was designated as a provincial park in 1974. [2] The park is located in the Gimli eco-district within the Interlake Plain eco ...
Mystery Mountain Winter Park — a small ski park in Mystery Lake. International Peace Garden — a park located adjacent to the International Peace Garden Border Crossing between Manitoba and the U.S. state of North Dakota. Morden Research Station — an arboretum in Morden. Prairie Sentinels Park — a public park located in the centre of ...
Birch Island Provincial Park is a remote provincial park located on Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada. [2] The park is bordered on its western boundary by the Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest [3] and on its eastern side by Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park. [4] Surface bedrock on Birch Island is Devonian limestone and dolomite. [5]
FortWhyte Alive is a reclaimed wildlife preserve, recreation area, and environmental education centre in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This 660-acre park is located along the migratory path of Canadian geese, and is named after the surrounding community of Fort Whyte. [1] As of 2022, it represents 20% of Winnipeg’s urban green space. [2]
The park is identified as a birding hotspot with over 220 species recorded observed. [6] The southern half is within the boundaries of the Netley-Libau Marsh Important Bird Area (IBA), enclosing a network of wetlands on either side of the outflow of the Red River into Lake Winnipeg. This network of marshes provide an important staging area for ...
The range of the chestnut lamprey extends from Lake Winnipeg and the Hudson Bay down the Mississippi River to the Central and Eastern United States; this includes any large lakes or reservoirs where large host fish are present. [6] In Canada, the chestnut lamprey has been found in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. [9]