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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.
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]
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 ...
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 ...
Lake Winnipegosis is a large (5,370 km 2) 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]
Fisher Bay Provincial Park is located along the western shore of Lake Winnipeg near the mouth of the Fisher River. [2] It was designated as a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 2011. [3] The park is 84,150 square kilometres (32,490 sq mi) in size. [3]
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]
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]