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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Basin of Lake Winnipeg | 1 |
| South 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elk Island ⓘ Hecla Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 | City of Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Basin of Lake Winnipeg
this entity surface form:
South Basin of Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form:
Winnipeg