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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 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) 284 km 3 (68 cu mi) Lake Winnipegosis [2] [3] 5,374 km 2 (2,075 sq mi) 254 m (833 ft) 18.3 m (60 ft) 19.8 km 3 (4.8 cu mi) Lake Manitoba [2] [3] 4,624 km 2 (1,785 sq mi) 248 m (814 ft) 7 m (23 ft)
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. ...
Bras d'Or Lake is the largest lake in Nova Scotia with an area of 1,099 km 2 (424 sq mi). The tidal lake has a maximum length of 100 kilometres (62 mi), a maximum width of 50 kilometres (31 mi) and a maximum depth of 287 m (942 ft). [10]
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]
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]
Therefore, mean depth figures are not available for many deep lakes in remote locations. [9] The average lake on Earth has the mean depth 41.8 meters (137.14 feet) [9] The Caspian Sea ranks much further down the list on mean depth, as it has a large continental shelf (significantly larger than the oceanic basin that contains its greatest depths).
Encampment, Winnipeg River (1846), by Paul Kane. The Winnipeg River was the main route from the Great Lakes to Western Canada before the railroads were constructed in this area. After reaching Lake Winnipeg, a traveler could go by canoe as far as the Rocky Mountains, Arctic Ocean or Hudson Bay.