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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.
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]
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)
Satellite image of Winnipeg Winnipeg's skyline The Forks during the 2005 flood. Winnipeg lies at the bottom of the Red River Valley, a low-lying flood plain with an extremely flat topography. [1] This valley was formed by the ancient glacial Lake Agassiz which has rich deposits of black soil.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Lake Winnipeg" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Lake Manitoba (French: Lac Manitoba [4]) is the 14th largest lake in Canada and the 33rd largest lake in the world with a total area of 4,624 square kilometres (1,785 sq mi). It is located within the Canadian province of Manitoba about 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of the province's capital, Winnipeg , at 50°59′N 98°48′W / 50. ...
Fairford River to Lake Winnipeg [20] Lake Winnipegosis: 240 kilometres (150 mi) with the northern portion bent towards the west 8 to 24 kilometres (5.0 to 14.9 mi) 2,070 square miles (5,400 km 2) Lies in the same valley as Lake Manitoba, parallel to Lake Winnipeg: 254 metres (833 ft) 12 metres (39 ft) Water Hen River and Lake to Lake Manitoba [20]
Lake Winnipeg has many islands: . Adams Island; Bakers Island; Bannock Island; Berens Island; Berry Island; Big Sturgeon Island; Black Island (part of Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park) ...