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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)
The East Side Traditional Lands Planning and Special Protected Areas Act, which governs the traditional use for the area east of Lake Winnipeg. [9] There is also a series of lands privately owned by three conservation agencies that are part of the provincial protected areas network.
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]
Patricia Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park on the south-east shore of Balsam Bay on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. [1] [2] The park is located within the Rural Municipality of St. Clements and can be accessed by road from Manitoba Provincial Road 319. [2] In the summer, people relax by the lake on the fine sand beach. [3]
Lake Winnipegosis Salt Flats Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located on the west of Lake Winnipegosis, Manitoba, Canada. [2] It was established in 1992 under the Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act. [1] [3] It is 47.25 square kilometres (18.24 sq mi) in size. [1]
The northern boundary of the park follows the shore of Lake Winnipeg along Sturgeon Bay. [1] The Mantagao River flows north through the park into the lake on the southeast corner of the bay between Reedy Point and Poplar Point. [1] [3] The park has no road access and no facilities for visitors within its boundaries. [1]
Shipwrecks in Lake Winnipeg (2 P) Pages in category "Lake Winnipeg" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.