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).[1]
Islands Carghill Island and numerous others
Settlements Oxford House
References [2]

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).[2]

Description

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.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Atlas of Canada — Lakes
  2. 1 2 Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Oxford Lake)". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2015-03-30.

Notes

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

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