Lake Manitoba

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | 385 words | Copyright

Lake Manitoba 1,817 sq mi (4,706 sq km), SW Man., Canada; one of the largest lakes of North America. A remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz , it is fed by Lake Winnipegosis and drains into Lake Winnipeg . Its shores are marshy. The lake has commercial fisheries and resort areas. The Portage Diversion was built (1970) to redirect floodwaters from the Assiniboine River to the lake.

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