Oxford Lake

Oxford Lake
Oxford Lake Location in Manitoba
Location	Division No. 22, Manitoba
Coordinates	54°51′N 95°35′W / 54.850°N 95.583°W / 54.850; -95.583Coordinates: 54°51′N 95°35′W / 54.850°N 95.583°W / 54.850; -95.583
Primary inflows	Hayes River
Primary outflows	Hayes River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	401 km2 (155 sq mi)
Surface elevation	186 m (610 ft).
Islands	Carghill Island and numerous others
Settlements	Oxford House
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Oxford Lake is a lake on the Hayes River in Manitoba, Canada. The lake is 401 km² (155 sq mi) in size and sits at a surface elevation of 186 m (610 ft).

It is vaguely man-shaped, with a 'head' on the east, a 'neck', a northwest-southeast shoulder line and a 'torso' that tapers to a point in the west. The head is about 7 by 5 miles, the neck one mile across and the shoulder line 11 miles. The south side of the torso is 25 miles and its northwest side 18 miles. On the northwest is a large island (Carghill Island) or peninsula that fills much of the torso. The Hayes Rivers enters from the southwest and exits from the 'head' southeast below the town and airport of Oxford House, Manitoba. The Carrot River enters on the northwest and allows a portage to Cross Lake, Manitoba on the Nelson River. Downstream is Knee Lake.

Eric C. Morse,'Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada/Then and Now',1979