Cedar Lake (Manitoba)
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| Location | Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 53°22′00″N 100°00′00″W / 53.3666667°N 100°WCoordinates: 53°22′00″N 100°00′00″W / 53.3666667°N 100°W |
| Primary inflows | Saskatchewan River |
| Primary outflows | Saskatchewan River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
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.
The lake is known to have excellent examples of prehistoric amber fossil of cretaceous age. This type of amber is called as "Chemawinit", according to a Indian tribe, which lives in this area. Another name of this amber is "Cedarit".[1] This amber contains many organic inclusions. To date, these inclusions has not been thoroughly researched.[2]
The lakes main source is the Saskatchewan River, (which forms a delta on the northwest side of the lake).
[edit] References
- ^ R.Klebs: Cedarit, ein neues bernsteinähnliches Harz Canadas und sein Vergleich mit anderen fossilen Harzen. - Jahrbuch des königlichen preußischen geologischen Landesamtes. Berlin, 1897.
- ^ George O. Poinar, Jr.: Life in Amber. 350 p., 147 fig., 10 tab., Stanford University Press, Stanford (Cal.) 1992. ISBN 0-8047-2001-0
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