Lake Winnipeg
lake in Manitoba, Canada
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Summary
Lake Winnipeg is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,443 views/month, #28 of 5,436).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manitoba[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Follows: Lake Agassiz[5]
- Inflows: Saskatchewan River[6], Red River of the North[7], Winnipeg River[8], Pigeon River[9], Berens River[10], Dauphin River[11], Bloodvein River[12], Black River[13], Poplar River[14], Bélanger River[15], Icelandic River[16]
- Outflows: Nelson River[17]
- Commons category: Lake Winnipeg[18]
- Has part(s): Hecla Island[19], Reindeer Island[20], Skunk Island[21], North Dinner Island[22], South Dinner Island[23], Burnt Island[24], Mexico Island[25], Wood Island[26], Little Eagle Island[27], St. Martin Islands[28], Hay Island[29], Little Punk Island[30], Punk Island[31], Deer Island[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Winnipeg[33]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[39]
- Native label: Lake Winnipeg[40]
- Different from: Q92842965[41]
- Length: 416 km[42]
- Elevation above sea level: 217 m[43]
- Area: 24,400 km²[44]
- Width: 100 km[45]
- Watershed area: 984,200 km²[46]
- Volume as quantity: 294 cubic kilometre[47]
- Perimeter: 1858 km[48]
- Residence time of water: 3.6 years[49]
- Vertical depth: 12 m[50], 36 m[51]
- Drainage basin: Lake Winnipeg basin[52]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Winnipeg include Winnipeg[54], a big city[55], in Canada[56], founded in 1738[57].
Why It Matters
Lake Winnipeg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Winnipeg[54], a big city[55], in Canada[56], founded in 1738[57].