Cedar Lake (Manitoba)

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Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake (Canada)
Location Division No. 21,
North-West Manitoba
Coordinates 53°19′45″N100°10′08″W / 53.32917°N 100.16889°W / 53.32917; -100.16889
Primary inflows Saskatchewan River
Primary outflows Saskatchewan River
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length62.5 m (205 ft) [1]
Surface area1,353 km2 (522 sq mi) [1]
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Surface elevation253 m (830 ft) [1]

Cedar Lake is a lake just north of Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada. Cedar Lake's water level is controlled by the Grand Rapids Dam. The town of Grand Rapids and the First Nations town of Easterville are nearby.

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The lake is known to have excellent examples of prehistoric amber fossil of cretaceous age. [2] This type of amber is called as "Chemawinit", according to an Indian tribe which lives in this area.[ citation needed ] Another name of this amber is "Cedarit". [3] This amber contains many organic inclusions. To date, these inclusions have not been thoroughly researched. [4]

The lake's main source is the Saskatchewan River, which forms a delta on the northwest side of the lake. The flow of the Saskatchewan River to Lake Winnipeg on the eastern end of Cedar Lake is regulated by the Grand Rapids Dam built in 1962 by Manitoba Hydro. [5] [6] [7]

Some 40 commercial fishing licenses are granted to operate on the lake, which produce between $600,000 and $1M in landed value, making it the 4th largest fishery in Manitoba. [8]

History

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) established a wintering post on the lake circa 1857, and it operated intermittently from 1862 to 1886, after which it became an outpost of the Moose Lake trading post. In 1893, the roles reversed and Cedar Lake became a full fur trade post with Moose Lake serving as its outpost. The post closed circa 1940. [9]

In 1961, construction on the Grand Rapids hydroelectric generating station and dam began, completed in 1964. As a result, it raised the lake's water level by 3.65 metres (12.0 ft) and required the relocation of the Cree community of Chemawawin on the west side of the lake to the newly-built Easterville. [1] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roderick A. McGinn (23 January 2014). "Cedar Lake". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Saskatchewan River Delta, Manitoba, Canada October 29, 2007". NASA. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ R.Klebs: Cedarit, ein neues bernsteinähnliches Harz Canadas und sein Vergleich mit anderen fossilen Harzen. - Jahrbuch des königlichen preußischen geologischen Landesamtes. Berlin, 1897.
  4. ↑ George O. Poinar, Jr.: Life in Amber. 350 p., 147 fig., 10 tab., Stanford University Press, Stanford (Cal.) 1992. ISBN   0-8047-2001-0
  5. ↑ "Manitoba Historical Society (Thundering Waters Stilled: The Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan by Martha McCarthy)". 1988. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Cedar Lake)" . Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Atlas of Canada Toporama" . Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Cedar Lake Fishery, a Journey of Shared Management" (PDF). www.gov.mb.ca. Province of Manitoba. 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hudson's Bay Company: Cedar Lake". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

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