Whitefish Lake (Manitoba)

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Whitefish Lake
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Whitefish Lake
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Whitefish Lake
Whitefish Lake (Canada)
LocationFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Coordinates 52°20′N101°36′W / 52.333°N 101.600°W / 52.333; -101.600
Primary inflows
  • Little Fish Creek
  • Rock Creek
Primary outflows Whitefish Creek
Catchment area Woody River
Basin  countriesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Surface area712 ha (1,760 acres)
Average depth8.1 m (27 ft)
Max. depth18.9 m (62 ft)
Surface elevation579 m (1,900 ft)
SettlementsNone

Whitefish Lake [1] is a lake in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is on the western side of the province immediately east of the border with Saskatchewan in the Porcupine Hills of the Manitoba Escarpment. The lake is in Manitoba's Porcupine Provincial Forest, which is a boreal forest. [2] Accessed is on the east side from Provincial Road 279. [3] [4]

Contents

Several small creeks from the surrounding hills, muskeg, and smaller lakes feed into Whitefish Lake. Whitefish Creek [5] is the outflow. It is located on the western side of the lake and flows west into Saskatchewan and then into Woody River. Woody River works itself south then back east into Manitoba and eventually empties into Swan Lake. The whole system is in the Nelson River watershed, which flows into the Hudson Bay.

Parks and recreation

Whitefish Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park on the eastern shore of Whitefish Lake. The park has 81 unserviced campsites and 29 cottages as well as lake access for fishing, swimming, and other watersports. [6] The area also has picnic sites and hiking trails. [7] [8]

Fish species

Fish commonly found in Whitefish Lake include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, lake whitefish, cisco, and burbot. [9]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Whitefish Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada.
  2. ↑ "Boreal Plains Ecozone". ecozones. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Whitefish Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Whitefish Lake". Swan Valley Sport Fishing. Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Whitefish Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Whitefish Lake Provincial Park". gov.mb. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Whitefish Lake Provincial Park RV Guide". Outdoorsy.com. Outdoorsy, Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Whitefish Lake Provincial Park". Manitoba's Parkland. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Fishing in Whitefish Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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