Cross Lake (Manitoba)

Cross Lake is a large lake in Manitoba on the Nelson River north of Lake Winnipeg. It is long and narrow and extends 102 km (63 mi) east-northeast.

For homonymy, see Cross Lake (disambiguation).
Cross Lake
Cross Lake north of Lake Winnipeg
Cross Lake
Location of Cross Lake in Manitoba
LocationManitoba
Coordinates54°43′N 97°33′W
Primary inflowsNelson River, Minago River
Primary outflowsNelson River
Catchment area8,099 km2 (3,127 sq mi)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length102 km (63 mi)
Surface area755 km2 (292 sq mi)
Average depth1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
Max. depth12 m (39 ft)
Water volume0.52 km3 (420,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time0.006 years
Shore length11,330 km (830 mi)
Surface elevation207 m (679 ft)
Islandsmany islands including Cross Island
SettlementsCross 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) at the southern end of the lake.[6]

Portage Routes

From 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

References
  1. Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. "Google Maps Distance Calculator". Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  3. "World Lake Database (Cross Lake)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  4. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Cross Lake)". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  5. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  6. "Manitoba Hydro (Jenpeg Generating Station)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-09-20.


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