Lake St. Martin

Lake St. Martin
Lake St. Martin is east of Lake Manitoba
Location	Manitoba
Coordinates	51°37′1″N 98°28′58″W / 51.61694°N 98.48278°WCoordinates: 51°37′1″N 98°28′58″W / 51.61694°N 98.48278°W
Primary inflows	Fairford River
Primary outflows	Dauphin River (to Lake Winnipeg)
Basin countries	Canada

Lake St. Martin is a lake in the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the Interlake Region between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg.

The Fairford River, the major inflow, flows from Portage Bay in Lake Manitoba through to Lake St. Martin then the Dauphin River continues northeastward from Lake St. Martin into Lake Winnipeg. Water flows are regulated by the Fairford River Control Structure and the Lake St. Martin Emergency Channel.^[1][2][3]

Settlements on the lake, including the Lake St. Martin First Nation, were flooded and made uninhabitable after the 2011 Assiniboine River flood.^[4][5]

The Fairford River Water Control Structure

References

1. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Lake St. Martin)". Retrieved 2015-01-06.
2. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2015-01-06.
3. 2011 Flood:Technical Review of Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin and Assiniboine River http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/floodinfo/floodproofing/reports/pdf/assiniboine_lakemb_lsm_report_nov2013.pdf
4. "By Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press-Manitoba working on settlement for flooded First Nations". Feb 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
5. "Channel on Lake Manitoba to be done by 2020, could cost $450 million". September 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-06.