Lake Winnipeg

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Lake Winnipeg is one of the largest freshwater lakes in North America, located in central Canada and known for its extensive watershed and ecological significance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lake Winnipeg canonical 27
Lake Winnipeg island group 1
North Basin of Lake Winnipeg 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
inland lake
lake
averageDepth approximately 12 metres
basinCountry Canada
borderedBy Elk Island Provincial Park (Manitoba)
Fisher Bay Provincial Park
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park
continent North America
country Canada
drainageBasinArea approximately 982900 square kilometres
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 217 metres
environmentalIssue algal blooms
eutrophication
nutrient loading
hasIndigenousName Winipēk (Cree-derived name meaning muddy waters)
hasIsland Black Island
Elk Island
Hecla Island
hasPart Lake Winnipeg self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Basin of Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipeg self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Basin of Lake Winnipeg
hasWatershed Lake Winnipeg watershed
inflow Dauphin River
Red River of the North
Saskatchewan River
Winnipeg River
knownFor ecological significance
extensive watershed
important fishery
large, shallow morphology
length approximately 416 kilometres
locatedIn Manitoba
locatedInRegion central Canada
locatedNorthOf Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
surface form: City of Winnipeg
maxDepth approximately 36 metres
maxWidth approximately 111 kilometres
monitoredBy Environment and Climate Change Canada
Government of Manitoba
nameLanguage Cree
outflow Nelson River
partOf Hudson Bay drainage basin
rankBySurfaceAreaInCanada one of the largest lakes entirely within southern Canada
rankBySurfaceAreaInWorld among the largest freshwater lakes in the world
supportsSpecies goldeye
lake whitefish
northern pike
sauger
walleye
surfaceArea approximately 24514 square kilometres
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manitoba contains Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada namedAfter Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form: Winnipeg
Lake of the Woods drainsInto Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba locatedWestOf Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba drainsInto Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipegosis locatedWestOf Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg hasPart Lake Winnipeg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Basin of Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg hasPart Lake Winnipeg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South Basin of Lake Winnipeg
Saskatchewan River emptiesInto Lake Winnipeg
Red River of the North flowsInto Lake Winnipeg
Red River of the North mouthLocation Lake Winnipeg
central Canada hasMajorLake Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form: Central Canada
Nelson River drains Lake Winnipeg
Nelson River source Lake Winnipeg
Gimli, Manitoba locatedOn Lake Winnipeg
Gimli, Manitoba locatedOnWaterbody Lake Winnipeg
Hecla Island, Manitoba locatedIn Lake Winnipeg
Hecla Island, Manitoba bodyOfWater Lake Winnipeg
New Iceland, Manitoba borderedBy Lake Winnipeg
New Iceland, Manitoba waterBody Lake Winnipeg
Riverton, Manitoba locatedNear Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg River flowsInto Lake Winnipeg
Red River Basin drainsInto Lake Winnipeg
Lake Agassiz basin hasRemnant Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba Highway 59 passesNear Lake Winnipeg
Fairford River downstreamConnection Lake Winnipeg
Elk Island locatedIn Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form: Elk Island (Lake Winnipeg)
Elk Island hasBodyOfWater Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form: Elk Island (Lake Winnipeg)
Elk Island partOf Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form: Elk Island (Lake Winnipeg)
this entity surface form: Lake Winnipeg island group