Pelican Lake (Pembina River)
Pelican Lake | ||
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Geographical location | Division No. 5 in Manitoba (Canada) | |
Tributaries | Pelican Lake Inlet Channel (from the Pembina River ) | |
Drain | Pelican Lake Outlet Channel (to the Pembina River ) | |
Places on the shore | Ninette | |
Location close to the shore | Brandon | |
Data | ||
Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 99 ° 34 ′ W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 411.48 m | |
surface | 26.3 km² | |
length | 18 km | |
width | 1.5 km | |
Maximum depth | 5.33 m | |
Middle deep | 3.96 m | |
Catchment area | 690 km² | |
particularities |
Flow and flow regulated |
The Pelican Lake is a lake in the southwest of the Canadian province of Manitoba .
Pelican Lake is a shallow, elongated lake in the Pembina Valley . The valley was formed at the end of the last ice age, when the meltwater flowing away flowed in an easterly direction. The Pelican Lake has a water surface of 26.3 km². Its length in northwest-southeast direction is 18 km long. Its maximum width is 1.5 km. The lake is dammed by a dam. The natural catchment area of the lake covers 690 km². The Pelican Lake Inlet Channel branches off from the Pembina River , which flows south of Pelican Lake , and may supply water to the lake. Excess water is fed back into the Pembina River via a drainage channel. The reservoir target of Pelican Lake is 411.48 m .
At the northwest end of Pelican Lake is the settlement of Ninette .
Pelican Lake is used for recreational purposes such as fishing and sailing . Pike , eyeglasses and American perch are found in the lake .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Pelican Lake Enhancement Report by the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission 1990 ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB)