Lake Winnipegosis

Where is Lake Winnipegosis?

Countries on its shores: Canada.

Middle of the lake: 52.50° N, 100.00° W

The story behind it

Lake Winnipegosis stretches about 195 km, yet at its deepest point it is only about 12 m deep. It is one of three big lakes in central Manitoba, together with Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba. All three lie on the floor of Lake Agassiz, a giant lake from the time of the glaciers that disappeared long ago. Many rivers flow into Lake Winnipegosis, among them the Red Deer River and the Mossey River, and the water leaves through the Waterhen River. Small villages such as Winnipegosis, Camperville and Duck Bay lie on its shores. Fishing is important here: Indigenous families, fishing companies and anglers all catch fish, above all northern pike. The largest island in the lake, Birch Island, has been a provincial park since 2010, so its nature is protected.

Find it on the globe

Lake Winnipegosis is there as a small blue dot with its name, right on the water. From far away the planet is only a blue ball; detail arrives as you zoom in, and this one appears once you are close enough. Open it on the globe.

It sits at its real coordinates, not near them — the same numbers listed in the facts above. Switch off the layer for this kind of place and it disappears again; the buttons for that are down the right-hand edge.