Sipiwesk Lake is a large lake in the province of Manitoba in Canada north of Lake Winnipeg. The lake is a part of the Nelson River watershed and is located north of Cross Lake. The lake is about 78 km (48 miles) long.[2]
| Sipiwesk Lake | |
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 Sipiwesk Lake north of Lake Winnipeg | |
  Sipiwesk Lake Location of the lake in Manitoba  Sipiwesk Lake Sipiwesk Lake (Canada) | |
| Location | Division No. 22, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 55°5′18″N 97°34′31″W / 55.08833°N 97.57528°W |
| Primary inflows | Nelson River |
| Primary outflows | Nelson River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Surface area | 454 km2 (175 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| References | [1] |
The Nelson River flows north from Cross Lake and enters the south end of Sipiwesk Lake on each side of Bear Island flowing through Duck Lake located west of Bear Island. The Nelson River then flows out from the east end of Sipiwesk Lake.[3][4]
At the north end where the Nelson River leaves the lake, a portage trail connects this lake to Landing Lake (via Sabomin Lake). From circa 1885 to 1889, the Hudson's Bay Company operated an outpost there, called Cross Portage.[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.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Sipiwesk Lake)". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Hudson's Bay Company - Cross Portage". pam.minisisinc.com. Keystone Archives Descriptive Database, Archives of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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