Cross Lake is a large lake in Manitoba on the Nelson River north of Lake Winnipeg. It is long and narrow and extends 102 kilometres (63 mi) east-northeast.
| Cross Lake | |
|---|---|
 Cross Lake north of Lake Winnipeg | |
  Cross Lake Location of Cross Lake in Manitoba  Cross Lake Cross Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 54°43′N 97°33′W / 54.717°N 97.550°W |
| Primary inflows | Nelson River, Minago River |
| Primary outflows | Nelson River |
| Catchment area | 8,099 km2 (3,127 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 102 km (63 mi) |
| Surface area | 755 km2 (292 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) |
| Max. depth | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.52 km3 (420,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Residence time | 0.006 years |
| Shore length1 | 1,330 km (830 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Islands | many islands including Cross Island |
| Settlements | Cross Lake, Cross Lake First Nation |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Nelson River west channel enters the lake at the Jenpeg Dam and the Nelson River east channel enters near the communities of Cross Lake and Cross Lake First Nation. The river then flows north to Sipiwesk Lake. The Minago River enters on the west.[4][5]
The lake level is regulated by Manitoba Hydro at the Jenpeg Generating Station (54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W / 54.54333°N 98.02667°W) at the southern end of the lake.[6]
Portage routes
editFrom Moon Lake, the source of the Minago River, a portage led to South Moose Lake and the Saskatchewan River. On the southeast side of Cross Lake via the Walker River, Walker Lake and Kapaspwaypanik Lake the Kapaspwaypanik Portage led to the Carrot River and Oxford Lake on the Hayes River.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Google Maps Distance Calculator". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "World Lake Database (Cross Lake)". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Cross Lake)". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Manitoba Hydro (Jenpeg Generating Station)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.