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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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)

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Manitoba contains Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba drainsInto Lake Winnipeg
Lake of the Woods drainsInto Lake Winnipeg
Saskatchewan River emptiesInto 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
Lake Manitoba locatedWestOf Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipegosis locatedWestOf Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada namedAfter Lake Winnipeg
subject surface form: Winnipeg