Lake Manitoba

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Lake Manitoba is a large, shallow freshwater lake in the Canadian province of Manitoba, known for its wetlands, fisheries, and role in regional recreation and ecology.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
adjacentTo Lake Manitoba Narrows
averageDepth approximately 4 metres
basinCountry Canada
country Canada
drainsInto Lake Winnipeg
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 248 metres
hasEnvironmentalIssue flooding risk
shoreline erosion
water level regulation concerns
hasInflow Portage Diversion
Waterhen River NERFINISHED
Whitemud River
hasOutflow Fairford River
hasSettlementOnShore Eriksdale, Manitoba
Fairford, Manitoba
St. Laurent, Manitoba
knownFor fisheries
recreation
waterfowl habitat
wetlands
length approximately 200 kilometres
locatedIn Canadian Prairies
Manitoba
locatedInEcoregion Prairie Pothole Region
locatedInProvinceParkSystem near several Manitoba provincial parks
locatedNear Lake Winnipegosis
locatedNorthwestOf Winnipeg
locatedWestOf Lake Winnipeg
maxDepth approximately 7 metres
maxWidth approximately 45 kilometres
partOf Hudson Bay drainage basin
shorelineFeature marshes
reeds and cattails
sandy beaches
supportsSpecies northern pike
walleye
whitefish
yellow perch
surfaceArea approximately 4624 square kilometres
usedFor boating
commercial fishing
ice fishing
recreational fishing
subsistence fishing
swimming
waterfowl hunting
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Manitoba
contains
Lake Winnipegosis
locatedNorthOf

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