Cross Lake (Manitoba)

For homonymy, see Cross Lake (disambiguation).

Cross Lake
Cross Lake north of Lake Winnipeg
Location	Manitoba
Coordinates	54°43′N 97°33′W
Primary inflows	Nelson River, Minago River
Primary outflows	Nelson River
Basin countries	Canada
Residence time	0.006 years
Islands	many islands including Cross Island
Settlements	Cross Lake, Cross Lake First Nation
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Cross Lake

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Location of Cross Lake in Manitoba

Cross Lake is a large lake in Manitoba on the Nelson River north of Lake Winnipeg. It is long and narrow and extends 102 km (63 mi) east-northeast.

The Nelson River west channel enters the lake at the Jenpeg Dam and the Nelson River east channel enters near the communities of Cross Lake and Cross Lake First Nation. The river then flows north to Sipiwesk Lake. The Minago River enters on the west.

The lake level is regulated by Manitoba Hydro at the Jenpeg Generating Station (54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W) at the southern end of the lake.

Portage Routes

From Moon Lake, the source of the Minago River, a portage led to South Moose Lake and the Saskatchewan River. On the southeast side of Cross Lake via the Walker River, Walker Lake and Kapaspwaypanik Lake the Kapaspwaypanik Portage led to the Carrot River and Oxford Lake on the Hayes River.

See also

• List of lakes of Manitoba
• List of generating stations in Manitoba
• Nelson River Hydroelectric Project