Cross Lake (Manitoba)

Cross Lake
Cross Lake north of Lake Winnipeg
Cross Lake Location of Cross Lake in Manitoba
Location	Manitoba
Coordinates	54°43′N 97°33′W / 54.717°N 97.550°W / 54.717; -97.550
Primary inflows	Nelson River, Minago River
Primary outflows	Nelson River
Catchment area	8,099 km2 (3,127 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	102 km (63 mi)
Surface area	755 km2 (292 sq mi)
Average depth	1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
Max. depth	12 m (39 ft)
Water volume	0.52 km3 (420,000 acre·ft)
Residence time	0.006 years
Shore length1	1,330 km (830 mi)
Surface elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Islands	many islands including Cross Island
Settlements	Cross Lake, Cross Lake First Nation
References
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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 / 54.54333°N 98.02667°W / 54.54333; -98.02667 (Jenpeg)) at the southern end of the lake.

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.