Editing Lake Winnipeg (section)

{{Distinguish|Lake Winnipegosis}}
{{Short description|Large glacial lake in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox body of water
 | name               = Lake Winnipeg
 | other_name         = {{langx|fr|Lac Winnipeg}}<br />{{langx|oj|Weenipagamiksaguygun}}
 | image_bathymetry   = Lake Winnipeg map.png
 | caption_bathymetry = Map
 | location           = [[Manitoba]], Canada
 | coords             = {{coord|52|7|N|97|15|W|type:waterbody_region:CA_scale:2500000|display=inline,title}}
 | lake_type          = [[Glacial lake|Glacial]]
 | inflow             = [[Winnipeg River]], [[Saskatchewan River]], [[Red River of the North|Red River]]
 | outflow            = [[Nelson River]]
| pushpin_map = Manitoba#Canada
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the lake in Manitoba
 | catchment          = {{convert|982900|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
 | basin_countries    = [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]
 | length             = {{convert|416|km|mi|abbr=on}}
 | width              = {{convert|100|km|mi|-1|abbr=on}} (N Basin)<br/>{{convert|40|km|mi|-1|abbr=on}} (S Basin)
 | area               = {{convert|24514|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
 | depth              = {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}}
 | max-depth          = {{convert|36|m|ft|abbr=on}}
 | volume             = {{convert|294|km3|cumi|abbr=on}}<ref name=ManitobaQuickFacts>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/water_quality/lake_winnipeg/facts.html |title=Lake Winnipeg Quick Facts |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311104704/http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/water_quality/lake_winnipeg/facts.html |archive-date=11 March 2018 }}</ref>
 | residence_time = 3.5 years <ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/124536339.html Massive flood expected to take toll on Lake Winnipeg, feed algae blooms] [[Winnipeg Free Press]]</ref>
 | shore = {{convert|1858|km|mi|abbr=on}}
 | elevation = {{convert|217|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | islands =
 | cities = [[Gimli, Manitoba|Gimli]]
 | frozen =
}}

'''Lake Winnipeg''' ({{langx|fr|Lac Winnipeg}}) is a very large, relatively shallow {{convert|24514|km2|sqmi|adj=on}} [[lake]] in [[North America]], in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]]. Its southern end is about {{convert|55|km|mi}} north of the city of [[Winnipeg]]. Lake Winnipeg is Canada's sixth-largest freshwater lake<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greatcanadianlakes.com/gc_lakes/Canada/index.htm |title=Great Canadian Lakes |access-date=11 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124111150/http://www.greatcanadianlakes.com/gc_lakes/Canada/index.htm |archive-date=24 January 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the third-largest freshwater lake contained entirely within Canada, but it is relatively shallow (mean depth of {{convert|12|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=sqbr}})<ref>[http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/nam/nam-08.html International Lake Environment Committee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210173421/http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/nam/nam-08.html |date=10 February 2007 }},</ref> excluding a narrow {{convert|36|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} deep channel between the northern and southern basins. It is the eleventh-largest freshwater lake on Earth. The lake's east side has pristine boreal forests and rivers that were in 2018 inscribed as [[Pimachiowin Aki]], a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The lake is {{convert|416|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from north to south, with remote sandy beaches, large limestone cliffs, and many [[bat]] caves in some areas. [[Manitoba Hydro]] uses the lake as one of the largest reservoirs in the world. There are many islands, most of them undeveloped.