Limestone Lake (Manitoba)

Limestone Lake
Lake
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Northern
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Location Division No. 23, Manitoba
 - elevation 189 m (620 ft)
 - coordinates 56°34′57″N 95°55′00″W / 56.58250°N 95.91667°W / 56.58250; -95.91667Coordinates: 56°34′57″N 95°55′00″W / 56.58250°N 95.91667°W / 56.58250; -95.91667
Mouth Limestone River
 - coordinates 56°36′34″N 95°50′54″W / 56.60944°N 95.84833°W / 56.60944; -95.84833
Length 18.2 km (11 mi)
Width 5.5 km (3 mi)
Location of Limestone Lake in Manitoba.
For other places with the same name, see Limestone Lake (disambiguation).

Limestone Lake is a lake in Northern Manitoba, Canada.[1][2] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is the source of the Limestone River.

There are two named bays on the Lake: Kinoseeti Bay at the east; and Sakawisew Bay, from which the Limestone River flows, at the north.

The closest access point is Little Churchill River/Dunlop's Fly In Lodge Aerodrome, 12 kilometres (7 mi) to the west on Waskaiowaka Lake

References

  1. "Limestone Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. "Limestone Lake". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-02. Shows the lake outlined on a topographic map.
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